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The impact that a no-deal Brexit could have on driving licences, passports and phone bills will be spelled out by the government as ministers release a batch of papers on Thursday warning of the risks of crashing out of the European Union. | The impact that a no-deal Brexit could have on driving licences, passports and phone bills will be spelled out by the government as ministers release a batch of papers on Thursday warning of the risks of crashing out of the European Union. |
A sudden exit from the EU would mean that the mutual recognition of driving licences would automatically end, creating a headache for the 11,600 lorry drivers who cross the channel each day as well as car-driving tourists. | A sudden exit from the EU would mean that the mutual recognition of driving licences would automatically end, creating a headache for the 11,600 lorry drivers who cross the channel each day as well as car-driving tourists. |
On passports, there have been warnings that Britons traveling abroad with less than six months to expiry could be stopped at the border of an EU member state, when they would previously have been let through. | On passports, there have been warnings that Britons traveling abroad with less than six months to expiry could be stopped at the border of an EU member state, when they would previously have been let through. |
Cross-border mobile phone bills could soar in the event of a no-deal Brexit if the phone companies pass on the costs of higher roaming and data charges that would follow. | |
Papers on driving licences, passports and phone bills are among the 30 or so technical notices that the government will release on Thursday, after the cabinet holds a special three-hour meeting to consider no-deal preparations in a discussion to be led by Brexit secretary, Dominic Raab. | Papers on driving licences, passports and phone bills are among the 30 or so technical notices that the government will release on Thursday, after the cabinet holds a special three-hour meeting to consider no-deal preparations in a discussion to be led by Brexit secretary, Dominic Raab. |
The papers are an attempt to show that Britain is seriously planning for a no-deal Brexit in order to strengthen its negotiating hand with Brussels, although Theresa May has repeatedly said that she would prefer to strike a withdrawal deal with the EU by November that would than have to be ratified by parliament. | The papers are an attempt to show that Britain is seriously planning for a no-deal Brexit in order to strengthen its negotiating hand with Brussels, although Theresa May has repeatedly said that she would prefer to strike a withdrawal deal with the EU by November that would than have to be ratified by parliament. |
A first batch released last month revealed Britons could be liable for higher credit card charges in the case of a no-deal Brexit on 29 March 2019. | A first batch released last month revealed Britons could be liable for higher credit card charges in the case of a no-deal Brexit on 29 March 2019. |
The second set of risk assessments are also expected to touch on security concerns, with papers expected on firearms and precursor drugs. But a paper on aviation that had been anticipated – amid warnings that planes could be grounded in an extreme scenario – is not due to appear. | The second set of risk assessments are also expected to touch on security concerns, with papers expected on firearms and precursor drugs. But a paper on aviation that had been anticipated – amid warnings that planes could be grounded in an extreme scenario – is not due to appear. |
Ministers have previously indicated that each batch of no-deal papers will raise more serious issues that before. At least one further set of papers will be published in due course. | Ministers have previously indicated that each batch of no-deal papers will raise more serious issues that before. At least one further set of papers will be published in due course. |
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