Brexit export EU costs 

a 'nasty shock' for small business owners

Light lorry traffic between UK and France as post-Brexit rules take effect

As the first ferry left the port of Dover early Friday, truckers rolling into Calais had to deal for the first time with the new rules for transporting goods to and from mainland Europe.

The Road Haulage Association, an industry body, estimates that some 220 million new forms will now need to be filled in every year to allow trade to flow with EU countries, including permits to even drive on the roads leading to ports like Dover.

"This is a revolutionary change," Rod McKenzie, managing director of public policy at the RHA, told the Times newspaper this week.