# EU border system errors put British travellers at risk of bans

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/author-jojo-moyes-among-uk-travellers-at-risk-of-eu-ban-amid-digital-border-system-glitches/
- Published: 2026-11-10T07:00:32+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-10T07:12:31+00:00
- Original publisher: The Guardian (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/nov/10/jojo-moyes-uk-travellers-eu-ban-digital-border-system-ees
- Topics: Business, Culture, Europe, Travel, UK, World

## Key points

- Missing exit records can wrongly make Britons appear to have overstayed.
- Jojo Moyes says she faces a possible €10,000 fine and two-year ban.
- The EU is suing three firms over the system’s failures.

## Summary

Jojo Moyes and other British travellers say errors in the EU’s digital entry and exit system have wrongly made them appear to have overstayed, putting them at risk of fines, detention or bans. The reports raise concerns about whether travellers can rely on the system to enforce the post-Brexit 90-day limit fairly.

Moyes says she spent 23 days in the EU over six months, but her departure from Portugal was not recorded; French border guards warned her she could face a €10,000 fine and a two-year ban if she returned before the record was corrected. Other travellers report being shown no days remaining despite shorter visits. The system replaced passport stamps with biometric records, and the EU is suing three firms over failures; some countries have suspended it and used manual checks.

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