Travelling to the UK and testing?
#1
Travelling to the UK and testing?
It looks like I need to get a test done after 2 days in the UK and one 72 hours before I return.
My concern is I fly back on a Sunday. Can a test be done and the results received in time? Are they working Saturday and Sunday?
Here you just pop to Shoppers Drug Mart which is nice and straight forward- I'm hearing about rogue testing companies in the UK taking money online and not delivering.
Has anyone done this recently? anyone been over and are there testing services that worked well for you?
My concern is I fly back on a Sunday. Can a test be done and the results received in time? Are they working Saturday and Sunday?
Here you just pop to Shoppers Drug Mart which is nice and straight forward- I'm hearing about rogue testing companies in the UK taking money online and not delivering.
Has anyone done this recently? anyone been over and are there testing services that worked well for you?
#2
Re: Travelling to the UK and testing?
It looks like I need to get a test done after 2 days in the UK and one 72 hours before I return.
My concern is I fly back on a Sunday. Can a test be done and the results received in time? Are they working Saturday and Sunday?
Here you just pop to Shoppers Drug Mart which is nice and straight forward- I'm hearing about rogue testing companies in the UK taking money online and not delivering.
Has anyone done this recently? anyone been over and are there testing services that worked well for you?
My concern is I fly back on a Sunday. Can a test be done and the results received in time? Are they working Saturday and Sunday?
Here you just pop to Shoppers Drug Mart which is nice and straight forward- I'm hearing about rogue testing companies in the UK taking money online and not delivering.
Has anyone done this recently? anyone been over and are there testing services that worked well for you?
https://www.covid19-testing.org/travel-testing has an element of comparison and rating of providers. For my trip in September I used MyHealthCheck for the day 2 test - PCR sefl test, sent to my parents, reference number for my UK passenger locator form, returned vis prepaid envelope and Royal Mail, test results online the next day. For my return to Canada I went to Assured Screenings site at Kings Cross station. Again a self test but drop box on site. I paid for the results by the end of the next day service. It is possible to get a test at the airport outbound but you are going to be a) getting their early and b) paying a premium for 3 hr turnaround.
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Re: Travelling to the UK and testing?
We used https://store.coronatestcentre.com/ (there are other providers of course) to do home tests on Day 2 when we returned to the UK. It was easy and quite cheap (we did lateral flow) but you do need to order far enough in advance so that the kit is waiting for you in the UK (don't order it upon arrival as it will likely not arrive in time).
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Re: Travelling to the UK and testing?
It looks like I need to get a test done after 2 days in the UK and one 72 hours before I return.
My concern is I fly back on a Sunday. Can a test be done and the results received in time? Are they working Saturday and Sunday?
Here you just pop to Shoppers Drug Mart which is nice and straight forward- I'm hearing about rogue testing companies in the UK taking money online and not delivering.
Has anyone done this recently? anyone been over and are there testing services that worked well for you?
My concern is I fly back on a Sunday. Can a test be done and the results received in time? Are they working Saturday and Sunday?
Here you just pop to Shoppers Drug Mart which is nice and straight forward- I'm hearing about rogue testing companies in the UK taking money online and not delivering.
Has anyone done this recently? anyone been over and are there testing services that worked well for you?
#5
Re: Travelling to the UK and testing?
I was staying quite close to Manchester airport and there is a testing company, Collinsons, that have both a walk through and a drive through option. I went back to the airport the day after I arrived and went to the walkthrough for my Day 2 test, picked up my hire car at the same time. Then drove back on the Friday evening to the drive through one ready for my flight back to Canada on Monday. My main problem was that my flight was after 5pm on Monday and many of the test centres shut at 5pm and didn't work weekends so the 72 hour before getting on flight was an issue. Collinsons worked until 7 so I got a test at 6:30pm and prayed that my flight wouldn't be delayed.
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Re: Travelling to the UK and testing?
Both of my tests were done on a Friday - the first one around lunchtime - I had the results when I woke up next day and the second one, as I said around 6:30pm and results came in about 4pm next day. I do think the physically turning up speeded up the process as I knew the had the test in their hands rather than dropping it into some mailbox on the high street.
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Re: Travelling to the UK and testing?
It looks like I need to get a test done after 2 days in the UK and one 72 hours before I return.
My concern is I fly back on a Sunday. Can a test be done and the results received in time? Are they working Saturday and Sunday?
Here you just pop to Shoppers Drug Mart which is nice and straight forward- I'm hearing about rogue testing companies in the UK taking money online and not delivering.
Has anyone done this recently? anyone been over and are there testing services that worked well for you?
My concern is I fly back on a Sunday. Can a test be done and the results received in time? Are they working Saturday and Sunday?
Here you just pop to Shoppers Drug Mart which is nice and straight forward- I'm hearing about rogue testing companies in the UK taking money online and not delivering.
Has anyone done this recently? anyone been over and are there testing services that worked well for you?
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Re: Travelling to the UK and testing?
Quite a few questions doing the rounds about the way the company was awarded contracts with HM Gov but we have used Randox many times and found them efficient, fast and reasonably priced.
#9
Re: Travelling to the UK and testing?
Just booked my flight back to the UK for a couple of weeks time. I’m a bit nervous about the prospect of actually catching COVID while I’m over there and getting stuck away from the kids.
I booked my third dose for tomorrow to narrow my chances. Now to book COVID tests. £100 seems pretty standard for the PCR test to get back into Canada?
I booked my third dose for tomorrow to narrow my chances. Now to book COVID tests. £100 seems pretty standard for the PCR test to get back into Canada?
#10
Re: Travelling to the UK and testing?
Just booked my flight back to the UK for a couple of weeks time. I’m a bit nervous about the prospect of actually catching COVID while I’m over there and getting stuck away from the kids.
I booked my third dose for tomorrow to narrow my chances. Now to book COVID tests. £100 seems pretty standard for the PCR test to get back into Canada?
I booked my third dose for tomorrow to narrow my chances. Now to book COVID tests. £100 seems pretty standard for the PCR test to get back into Canada?
I know some of the centers in Toronto giving booster shots to over 70s, immune compromised, 2 AZ shots etc were empty the other day. Hardly any of the time slots had been taken. It’s about time they started to lower the age limit.
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Re: Travelling to the UK and testing?
Just booked my flight back to the UK for a couple of weeks time. I’m a bit nervous about the prospect of actually catching COVID while I’m over there and getting stuck away from the kids.
I booked my third dose for tomorrow to narrow my chances. Now to book COVID tests. £100 seems pretty standard for the PCR test to get back into Canada?
I booked my third dose for tomorrow to narrow my chances. Now to book COVID tests. £100 seems pretty standard for the PCR test to get back into Canada?
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Re: Travelling to the UK and testing?
How did you manage to book for a 3rd Covid shot…did you have 2 AZ shots?
I know some of the centers in Toronto giving booster shots to over 70s, immune compromised, 2 AZ shots etc were empty the other day. Hardly any of the time slots had been taken. It’s about time they started to lower the age limit.
I know some of the centers in Toronto giving booster shots to over 70s, immune compromised, 2 AZ shots etc were empty the other day. Hardly any of the time slots had been taken. It’s about time they started to lower the age limit.
Health Ontario are recommending that if you had Astra Zeneca double vaccine or Janssen single vaccine 6+ months ago you may be offered a booster dose of an MRNA vaccine, regardless of age...
https://www.health.gov.on.ca/en/pro/...mendations.pdf
https://www.health.gov.on.ca/en/pro/...mendations.pdf
#13
Re: Travelling to the UK and testing?
How did you manage to book for a 3rd Covid shot…did you have 2 AZ shots?
I know some of the centers in Toronto giving booster shots to over 70s, immune compromised, 2 AZ shots etc were empty the other day. Hardly any of the time slots had been taken. It’s about time they started to lower the age limit.
I know some of the centers in Toronto giving booster shots to over 70s, immune compromised, 2 AZ shots etc were empty the other day. Hardly any of the time slots had been taken. It’s about time they started to lower the age limit.