Even with a deal there will be a need for additional customs documentation and paperwork checks for exports/imports. This will cause many hours, in some peak periods even days, of delay at the ports and holding areas. The current info is that rather than waste time and money on this waiting around the EU hauliers will simply stop taking goods to the UK. The haulage companies do not want their vehicles sitting not earning money and the drivers get paid by kilometre so don't earn anything either. This will lead to shortages and price hikes even without tariffs.What is a more likely scenario than the EU begging the UK back is that, after a few years, the UK will wake up to the issues that Brexit creates and struggle to work out what the benefits are. Plus, that wedge of older Brexit fans will get smaller. My guess is that in 10-15 years the UK will be negotiating to get back into the EU. If that does happen then this Brexit nonsense will end up obliging the UK to accept the euro. Now to be honest, at that point I would be gloating.
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