Industry insiders blame the shift on the travel-throttling coronavirus and Brexit, which has made transporting cars and tools across the Channel more costly and onerous.

The Historic and Classic Vehicles Alliance says jobs could be lost through Brexit bureaucracy and poorly-targeted environmental legislation.

Firms across four different sectors share their stories of rising costs, extra paperwork and packages that never arrive.

Like so many other areas of economic activity in the UK, particularly SMEs (Small and Medium Enterprises), the classic car and motorcycle industries are suffering.

A report by insurance company Hagerty reveals the impact Brexit will have on the classic car market, with extra bureaucracy and paperwork expected to hinder business.

Classic car firms have revealed the toll Brexit has taken in the short time since the transition period closed on 31 December and Britain fully left the EU.