Dutch lorry drivers could stop bringing goods to UK if post-Brexit delays not cut

Dutch hauliers say they face average waits of more than four hours at border posts such as Sevington. Photograph: Antonio Zazueta Olmos/Antonio Olmos

Lorry drivers could start rejecting jobs transporting goods from continental Europe to the UK unless delays are reduced and driver conditions improved at post-Brexit border posts, the biggest trade body for Dutch hauliers has warned.

Transport en Logistiek Nederland (TLN), which represents 5,000 Dutch transport companies, said its members were facing average waits of more than four hours in Britain because of the new checks brought in after the UK’s exit from the EU, with some being held at border posts for up to 20 hours.