Just gone through passports at St P. Last time it was eGate and then
passport stamping.
This time it is a manual booth where they took a picture (with a webcam)
and took finger prints. No passport stamping, no use of terminals. The >terminals are all out of service in bits of the station before you enter
the E* area.
On Mon, 27 Apr 2026 09:45:29 -0000 (UTC)
Tweed <usenet.tweed@gmail.com> gabbled:
Just gone through passports at St P. Last time it was eGate and then
passport stamping.
This time it is a manual booth where they took a picture (with a webcam)
and took finger prints. No passport stamping, no use of terminals. The
terminals are all out of service in bits of the station before you enter
the E* area.
Its good to know that its not only british beaurocracy that can make a total stuff up of rolling out IT systems. EES seems to be turning into a bit of a farce.
<boltar@caprica.universe> wrote:
On Mon, 27 Apr 2026 09:45:29 -0000 (UTC)If anything, it was faster than the eGate I used last trip.
Tweed <usenet.tweed@gmail.com> gabbled:
Just gone through passports at St P. Last time it was eGate and then
passport stamping.
This time it is a manual booth where they took a picture (with a webcam) >>> and took finger prints. No passport stamping, no use of terminals. The
terminals are all out of service in bits of the station before you enter >>> the E* area.
Its good to know that its not only british beaurocracy that can make a total >> stuff up of rolling out IT systems. EES seems to be turning into a bit of a >> farce.
I think the issue with EES is that they?ve left it to each country to >implement their own IT system and their own interpretation of the rules.
StP seems to be working well. Will see how Rotterdam works on the way back >home. I hope they won?t be looking for an entry stamp?.
On Mon, 27 Apr 2026 10:35:39 -0000 (UTC)
Tweed <usenet.tweed@gmail.com> gabbled:
<boltar@caprica.universe> wrote:
On Mon, 27 Apr 2026 09:45:29 -0000 (UTC)If anything, it was faster than the eGate I used last trip.
Tweed <usenet.tweed@gmail.com> gabbled:
Just gone through passports at St P. Last time it was eGate and then
passport stamping.
This time it is a manual booth where they took a picture (with a webcam) >>>> and took finger prints. No passport stamping, no use of terminals. The >>>> terminals are all out of service in bits of the station before you enter >>>> the E* area.
Its good to know that its not only british beaurocracy that can make a total
stuff up of rolling out IT systems. EES seems to be turning into a bit of a >>> farce.
I think the issue with EES is that they?ve left it to each country to
implement their own IT system and their own interpretation of the rules.
StP seems to be working well. Will see how Rotterdam works on the way back >> home. I hope they won?t be looking for an entry stamp?.
Not just countries. We've got itchy feet and really fancy a week across the channel during the next school holidays at the end of may, but apparently EES
rollout has been delayed again at Eurotunnel after a date of April 10th was mooted. I'm paranoid about them switching it on just before the school holidays and then getting stuck in a 3 mile jam on the M20 and hours stuck
at the terminal as the bugs are ironed out.
<boltar@caprica.universe> wrote:
On Mon, 27 Apr 2026 10:35:39 -0000 (UTC)
Tweed <usenet.tweed@gmail.com> gabbled:
<boltar@caprica.universe> wrote:
On Mon, 27 Apr 2026 09:45:29 -0000 (UTC)
Tweed <usenet.tweed@gmail.com> gabbled:
Just gone through passports at St P. Last time it was eGate and then >>>>> passport stamping.
This time it is a manual booth where they took a picture (with a webcam) >>>>> and took finger prints. No passport stamping, no use of terminals. The >>>>> terminals are all out of service in bits of the station before you enter >>>>> the E* area.
Its good to know that its not only british beaurocracy that can make a >total
stuff up of rolling out IT systems. EES seems to be turning into a bit of a
farce.If anything, it was faster than the eGate I used last trip.
I think the issue with EES is that they?ve left it to each country to
implement their own IT system and their own interpretation of the rules. >>> StP seems to be working well. Will see how Rotterdam works on the way back >>> home. I hope they won?t be looking for an entry stamp?.
Not just countries. We've got itchy feet and really fancy a week across the >> channel during the next school holidays at the end of may, but apparently >EES
rollout has been delayed again at Eurotunnel after a date of April 10th was >> mooted. I'm paranoid about them switching it on just before the school
holidays and then getting stuck in a 3 mile jam on the M20 and hours stuck >> at the terminal as the bugs are ironed out.
I still don?t know if I?m properly enrolled in the system or am just have >some sort of interim status. And there seems no way to check.
On Mon, 27 Apr 2026 10:55:09 -0000 (UTC)
Tweed <usenet.tweed@gmail.com> gabbled:
<boltar@caprica.universe> wrote:
On Mon, 27 Apr 2026 10:35:39 -0000 (UTC)total
Tweed <usenet.tweed@gmail.com> gabbled:
<boltar@caprica.universe> wrote:
On Mon, 27 Apr 2026 09:45:29 -0000 (UTC)
Tweed <usenet.tweed@gmail.com> gabbled:
Just gone through passports at St P. Last time it was eGate and then >>>>>> passport stamping.
This time it is a manual booth where they took a picture (with a webcam) >>>>>> and took finger prints. No passport stamping, no use of terminals. The >>>>>> terminals are all out of service in bits of the station before you enter >>>>>> the E* area.
Its good to know that its not only british beaurocracy that can make a
stuff up of rolling out IT systems. EES seems to be turning into a bit of a
farce.If anything, it was faster than the eGate I used last trip.
I think the issue with EES is that they?ve left it to each country to
implement their own IT system and their own interpretation of the rules. >>>> StP seems to be working well. Will see how Rotterdam works on the way back >>>> home. I hope they won?t be looking for an entry stamp?.
Not just countries. We've got itchy feet and really fancy a week across the
channel during the next school holidays at the end of may, but apparently >> EES
rollout has been delayed again at Eurotunnel after a date of April 10th was >>> mooted. I'm paranoid about them switching it on just before the school
holidays and then getting stuck in a 3 mile jam on the M20 and hours stuck >>> at the terminal as the bugs are ironed out.
I still don?t know if I?m properly enrolled in the system or am just have
some sort of interim status. And there seems no way to check.
If there was some way to check it would probably be full off security holes and hacked in a week.
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