Originally Posted by
AviosTreasureHunter
The times that EU passport holders are turned away at the E-Gate and sent to a uniformed officer, they get a proper grilling from what I have witnessed at LHR.
At Paris Gare du Nord Eurostar, when both the French and British eGates decided they wanted to have a hard time reading passports, including French passports.
Passed the French gate after trying the reader a lot. But wasn't as lucky with the UK eGate rejected my passport after 3 tries.
Got purpose, length of stay and hotel name before getting allowed in. Which took 5 min as the mic on their side was so bad. No issues thereafter however.