UK citizens in EU warned of huge fines under new rules from Sunday View Image

UK nationals exceeding post-Brexit limits on how long they can spend in the EU have been warned they will be ‘automatically detected’ through a new border system coming into force this week. Travel trade organisation Abta said enforcement of the limit of 90 days in a 180-day period has previously been widely ignored.

It warned that this will change with the EU’s Entry Exit System (EES) – which launches on Sunday – as it will automatically alert border officials when someone has overstayed. Currently, a case would generally only come to light following an inspection of each stamp inside an individual’s passport.

Fines for overstaying vary by country, but can reach the equivalent of thousands of pounds. The

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