International Operating Licence For Use Of A Trailer In The Eu Post May ?

I hope this is being misreported?

Van drivers will be required to get new international operating licences if they want to travel back and forth to the EU from May next year, the government has announced.

The additional red tape will come into force next year alongside a series of further checks at Dover and other ports that were delayed three times in 2021 because of lack of preparation for Brexit in Great Britain.

According to updates on the gov.uk website, anyone driving a van, a light commercial vehicle or any car towing a trailer will be required to have a “goods vehicle operator licence” to enter the EU, Iceland, Norway, Liechtenstein or Switzerland from May.
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Effectively kills using a trailer to get to European tracks

 

Answered my own question, after looking at the website:

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/transpo...ng-vans-or-car-and-trailers-from-21-may-2022?

• vans towing a trailer with a gross train weight (GTW) over 2.5 tonnes and up to and including 3.5 tonnes
• cars towing a trailer with a GTW over 2.5 tonnes and up to and including 3.5 tonnes

You will not need a goods vehicle operator licence if any of these apply:

• you only use your vehicles in the UK
• you are transporting goods on a non-commercial basis (not for ‘hire or reward’)

Panic over!

 

Except that wasn't in the original article; only on the Gov website