A law firm representing international travellers is planning to take legal action against the UK's 'red list' hotel quarantine policy.
They are seeking a judicial review claiming that forcing double jabbed travellers who have tested negative to spend 11 nights in a hotel breaches their human rights.
London-based lawyers PGMBM claim that it is an "unlawful deprivation of liberty" which amounts to "false imprisonment".
At the moment, travellers arriving in the UK from a red list country must enter a quarantine hotel, even if they have had both doses of a Covid-19 vaccine.
There are currently 60 locations on the red list, such as Mexico, Pakistan, Turkey, and much of South America and Africa.
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The cost of staying in a quarantine hotel jumped from £1,750 to £2,285 on Thursday.
Ireland and Norway - the only other European countries with mandatory quarantine - have updated their schemes so the double jabbed are exempt.
The law firm's managing partner Tom Goodhead said: "Mandatory hotel quarantine is a fundamental breach of human rights.
"It has led to the false imprisonment of people who are fully vaccinated and have tested negative.
"Prisoners are entitled to more liberty than those forced to quarantine in hotels.
"We have all read about the horrific experiences of some of the people in these hotels.
"We want to see this draconian policy scrapped and those affected to be properly compensated".
Their clients include people in the UK who want to visit family in a red list country, as well as those who have already done hotel quarantine.
But the legal team are seeking compensation and refunds for anyone who has been double-jabbed in the UK and has stayed at a quarantine hotel.
Mr Goodhead said the majority of the people who got in touch with the law firm were not travelling to or from red list countries for holidays or for leisure.
"They are often travelling for emergency or urgent reasons and would not be travelling unless they felt it was absolutely necessary," he added.
It is the second case PGMBM has brought about quarantine hotels.
The first resulted in the Government offering the option to pay in 12 monthly instalments for those facing financial hardship.
A Government spokesperson said: "We are determined to protect our country and the progress we have made thanks to the vaccine rollout.
"That is why the Government has taken decisive action at the border, including the introduction of the managed quarantine system.
"Every essential check we've introduced has strengthened our defences against the risk of new coronavirus variants.
"Countries around the world are taking equivalent action and apply a fixed charge for quarantine costs.
"The cost for travelling back from a red list country covers transport from the port of arrival to the designated hotel, food, accommodation, security, other essential services and testing."
