THE GOVERNMENT and the EU have agreed on an extension of the UK’s membership until October 31, 2019, at the latest.
This means you can continue to operate across the EU as usual until then.
While the Government hopes to leave before then, we will only leave earlier if a deal is agreed, which would allow continued permit-free access arrangements to continue.
This means that either:
• The UK leaves the EU without a deal on October 31, 2019; or
• The UK leaves the EU with a deal, before October 31, in which case, access to the EU will remain unchanged until 2021.
So until October 31 at the earliest, you can continue to operate across the EU as you do now, without the need for an ECMT permit.
The EU has also passed a new law ensuring that, even if the UK leaves the EU without a deal on 31 October, more than 90% of journeys to the EU won’t require an ECMT permit for the remainder of 2019.
Regardless of when the UK leaves the EU, you must register any trailers you plan on using for journeys outside the UK and Ireland.
This new requirement came into force on March 28, 2019.
If you fail to register your trailer, you may be fined or subject to other enforcement action.
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