Travellers face £1,750 bill for UK quarantine hotels or £10k fine

Passengers face fines of up to £10,000 for failing to quarantine and those who lie on their passenger locator forms face up to 10 years in jail.

Arriving travellers put in quarantine hotels in England will be charged £1,750 for their stay, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has announced (Steve Parsons/PA)

Travellers arriving into England put in quarantine hotels will be charged £1,750 (€2,000) for their stay, UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock has announced.

Passengers face fines of up to £10,000 (€11,400) for failing to quarantine and those who lie on their passenger locator forms face up to 10 years in jail.