This is a major problem for NW ....... ridiculous
Plants destined for Caernarfon nursery sent on 1,400-mile three-nation detour to avoid Holyhead Port
Products for Neil Alcock’s Seiont Nurseries in Caernarfon have a four-day marathon via France, Holland and England
Plants are being shipped from Ireland to Wales on a 1,400-mile, three-nation detour instead of through Holyhead because of Brexit.
The 170-mile journey between Neil Alcock’s Seiont Nurseries in Caernarfon and his supplier in Kilkenny used to take just 12 hours via Holyhead.
Now red tape means a four-day marathon via France, Holland and England – at £280 a trolley instead of £100.
Neil, 51, told The Mirror : “It’s ridiculous and not sustainable.
"Holyhead is the best solution but we can’t find hauliers because they worry about paperwork errors holding them up.
"The only way is via Europe on existing trade routes.
"It makes no sense but it’s our only option.”
Plants are now driven to Rosslare and shipped to Dunkirk, in northern France.
They go by road to Aalsmeer, in the Netherlands, to join other plants being imported by Seiont.
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https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/plants-destined-caernarfon-nursery-sent-19984463