British truck drivers will need EU counter - terrorism safety security certificates to enter the UK in the event of a no - deal Brexit , potentially causing more chaos for the UK . Irish truck drivers travelling to mainland Europe via the UK will also need to have the certificates , according to unnamed sources . A no - deal Brexit deal would require all lorry drivers to have a European Conference of Ministers of Transport certificate . However , only 984 have been assigned to the UK this year , with around half of these allocated to Northern Ireland .
British truck drivers will need EU counter-terrorism safety security certificates to enter the EU in the event of a no-deal Brexit, potentially causing more chaos for the industry. Irish truck drivers travelling to mainland Europe via the UK will also need to have the certificates, according to unnamed sources. A no-deal Brexit scenario would require all lorry drivers to have a European Conference of Ministers of Transport permit. However, only 984 have been assigned to the UK this year, with around 60 of these allocated to Northern Ireland.