Fears of long HGV tailbacks at Brexit lorry park near Warrington

Local councils raise concerns about congestion and pollution around inland border facility'

Concerns have been raised about tailbacks of as many as 700 lorries a day queueing for Brexit checks in a new government site to be opened near Warrington.

The lorry park in Appleton Thorn was previously used as a coach interchange for the holiday company Shearings, and was chosen because there were no suitable sites available for lorries coming from Ireland into Liverpool, Holyhead and Heysham ports.