Travellers fined £10,000 each for failing to quarantine on return

A “selfish and inconsiderate” man and woman have been fined £10,000 for failing to quarantine after returning from Dubai.

Merseyside Police said fixed penalty notices for failing to comply with travel regulations were issued to two people from the Wirral after they avoided a direct flight back from the country, which is currently on the foreign travel red list, to one of the specified ports of entry required for quarantine.

A force spokesman said they received a report last Tuesday that a man and woman had failed to quarantine after returning from Dubai.

Following an investigation, both were issued with a £10,000 fine on Friday and transported to a designated quarantine hotel.

Chief Inspector Chris Barnes said: “Strict rules around international travel have been put in place by the government for a reason, and to disregard them in this way is selfish, inconsiderate, and potentially dangerous.

“Currently, the regulations mean that if you are a British or Irish national, or you have residence rights in the UK and are returning from a country on the foreign travel red list, you must quarantine in a government-approved hotel for 10 days…”