border control

[BoredBloke]

Just returned from our holiday and failed to make our connection back to Manchester from London (flight in from Doha). The Qatar airways person walked us through the terminal to the ticket desk to arrange our onward trip. In doing so they bypassed UK border control. I'm guessing that's not really allowed!

 

[Old Greg]

Just returned from our holiday and failed to make our connection back to Manchester from London (flight in from Doha). The Qatar airways person walked us through the terminal to the ticket desk to arrange our onward trip. In doing so they bypassed UK border control. I'm guessing that's not really allowed!

They were embarrassed on your behalf about your destination.

 

[Jog On]

Which airport?

There are flight connection search areas you need to go through.

 

[BoredBloke]

Which airport?

There are flight connection search areas you need to go through.

Heathrow Terminal 4 - we went through the baggage scan again but never showed our passports to anybody

 

[Jog On]

Heathrow Terminal 4 - we went through the baggage scan again but never showed our passports to anybody

The CCTV facial recognition probably told them all they need to know. Did you go through passport control at the final destination?

 

[BoredBloke]

The CCTV facial recognition probably told them all they need to know. Did you go through passport control at the final destination?

Nope - final flight was internal in the UK. We bypassed border control in T4. Stayed in a hotel for the night, taxi to T5 and a BA flight to Manchester in the morning. Used our passports as photo ID for BA, but never once went through border control

 

[meridian]

Nope - final flight was internal in the UK. We bypassed border control in T4. Stayed in a hotel for the night, taxi to T5 and a BA flight to Manchester in the morning. Used our passports as photo ID for BA, but never once went through border control

Good thing you're (probably) not a Brit ISIS returning, there are posters here that think you might want to return via a dinghy across the channel instead.

 

[NickFitz]

So you can now tell HMRC you've emigrated and avoid paying any UK tax. Result!

 

[northernladuk]

So you can now tell HMRC you've emigrated and avoid paying any UK tax. Result!

But good luck with anything needing security clearance now that you appear to have decided to stay for an extended break in the middle east.

 

[Lance]

Heathrow Terminal 4 - we went through the baggage scan again but never showed our passports to anybody

if you love your country why have you chosen to enter her in an unnatural fashion?



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