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Old Jul 7, 2025 | 6:30 am
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Originally Posted by cosmo74
I had to remove my shoes last time I went through as they failed something at the scanner, so shoe scans do still happen..
That only happens if someone fails both the walkthrough device (probably randomly) and the boot checker (probably due to recent use of solvent cleaners). It's pretty rare, some days no-one needs to remove shoes.
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