Policy paper

Expedited Return Scheme (ERS)

Amendment to the Kent traffic management plan which aims to maintain food supply to the UK and Gibraltar in the event of road disruption at the Short Straits.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Published: 29 January 2021

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

Documents

The Expedited Return Scheme (ERS) and the Prioritisation of Goods Scheme for Gibraltar-bound grocery vehicles

PDF, 182 KB, 10 pages

Government response to the consultation on amendments to the Heavy Commercial Vehicles in Kent (No.3) Order 2019 to protect UK food supply

PDF, 186 KB, 10 pages

Details

The Expedited Return Scheme allows empty food vehicles travelling from the UK to the EU to be prioritised through the Kent Traffic Management System. This is so that they can restock in the EU and return with fresh supplies.

Vehicles carrying groceries to Gibraltar may also be prioritised, to make sure that there is no disruption to food supply in Gibraltar. This scheme will only be activated if there are significant delays at the Short Straits and food supply shows signs of disruption.

Published 29 January 2021