Czechs bar UK drivers
9th January 1992, Page 7
9th January 1992
Page 7
Page 7, 9th January 1992
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/ British hauliers trying to get into Czechoslovakia faced a New Year shock when they were refused entry.
The Interior Ministry had failed to tell border guards that permits are no longer needed, under a bilateral agreement with the UK which came into effect on 1 January.
With officials away on holiday drivers were delayed for up to two days and missed their delivery and loading slots, says Mike Pickering, founder of ownerdrivers group Unit 91.
He believes that some drivers without permits may have been asked to pay around £400 to enter the country. If any have done so this money will be repaid, says Pickering.