Kent and Surrey BylinesJun 30, 2025

It cost £154mn to convert a field in Sevington into a border inspection lorry park: now it seems likely to be sold | Charlotte Mbali

#Sevington #Brexit #EUreset
https://kentandsurreybylines.co.uk/politics/brexit/brexits-concrete-consequences-sevington-border-site-set-for-sell-off/?fsp_sid=219

Brexit’s concrete consequences: Sevington border site set for sell-off

It cost £154mn to convert a field in Sevington into a border inspection lorry park: now it seems likely to be sold

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SubtleBlade ⚔️Jun 10, 2024

Post-#Brexit ‘mess’ as Italian driver’s lorry held for 55 hours at #UK #border post

Antonio Soprano says he was told to walk to a McDonald’s for food as there was none at #Sevington
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/jun/10/brexit-italian-driver-lorry-uk-border-post-sevington
#ToryPoliciesInAction #BrexitBonus

Post-Brexit ‘mess’ as Italian driver’s lorry held for 55 hours at UK border post

Antonio Soprano says he was told to walk to a McDonald’s for food as there was none at Sevington

The Guardian
SubtleBlade ⚔️Mar 27, 2024

#Dover #HealthAuthority says InlandBorder facility will be ‘open door for disease’

#Sevington site was never designed to handle the volume of imports envisaged by post-#Brexit changes due in April, port’s #health chief warns
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/mar/27/dover-health-authority-says-inland-border-facility-will-be-open-door-for-disease
#ToryPoliciesInAction #BrexitBonus #PublicHealth #ToryIncompetence

Dover health authority says inland border facility will be ‘open door for disease’

Sevington site was never designed to handle volume of imports envisaged by post-Brexit changes due in April, port’s health chief warns

The Guardian