Originally Posted by
steview111
I think you need to re-read my post, I haven’t defined anything. The point of debate is whether they can stay in a hotel for the night or not. What isn’t up for debate is whether they’d be shipped off to a quarantine hotel and forced to pay £2200. They wouldn’t, because they fall under the definition of “enters the United Kingdom for the sole purpose of continuing a journey to a country or territory outside the common travel area”. That’s the legislation. In black and white.
It is an exemption, and if you fall within it you are not subject to the additional requirements for category 3 arrivals. You are also missing the word "
and" after the bit you quoted.
To fall within the exemption you must be entering "
..the United Kingdom for the sole purpose of continuing a journey to a country or territory outside the common travel area" and be doing either (i) or (ii). Simply entering the UK for the sole purpose of continuing is not sufficient, there is clearly an "
and" after that. If you are not doing (i) or (ii) you are not with the exemption and you are subject to the requirements of category 3 arrivals.
Staying overnight in a hotel of your choosing is not "
remaining within your port of entry" by any definition so you are not in (i) or (ii) so you are not doing either and you are not meeting the requirements of the exemption.
Now, UKBF may be pragmatic and allow it as they did to the OP, but I wouldn't rely on it.