Kent authorities have warned of 'horrendous' delays when EES biometrics checks start in November
Concerns are mounting that tablets for processing passengers at Dover under looming EU border checks aren’t yet ready, with warnings of “horrendous”that technology for registering travellers’ fingerprints, photos and scanning passports as part of the post-Brexit checks isn’t in place.port officials using handheld devices will collect biometric details from Britons and other non-EU citizens in queuing cars, adding extra time to checks and sparking fears of tailbacks.
“We will be carrying technology risk until we can start getting some testing going on and some usage of it.” But Mr Mills raised concerns that officials would not have time to get up to speed with the technology. EES checks will see travellers from non-EU countries such as the UK register their details on a database the first time they enter a member state, with the data stored for three years.Folkestone’s Eurotunnel has installed 106 new kiosks at the UK terminal to carry out the new checks, but a lack of space at Dover, hemmed in between the cliffs and the Channel, means queues there are more likely.“Everything hinges on the reliability of the technology,” they said.
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