Steps Posted December 16, 2021 Share Posted December 16, 2021 I am looking for tests for day 2 and day 8 arrival into the UK (England). Do i have to book the tests on the https://www.gov.uk/find-travel-test-provider Or can i book the tests with a private provider? Also, my daughter who is 6, does she need to do the day 2 and day 8 test? What cheap services are out there for day 2 and day 8 testing. I have so far found this service other than the .gov website: https://covid.randoxhealth.com/home Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steps Posted December 16, 2021 Author Share Posted December 16, 2021 Here is another service: https://www.boots.com/services/covid-19-testing/day-2-day-8-covid-19-testing 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steps Posted December 16, 2021 Author Share Posted December 16, 2021 Another service: https://www.testingforall.org/product/day-2-day-8/ Seems that you do not need to use exclusively the UK .gov website for day 2 and day 8 testing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John435 Posted December 16, 2021 Share Posted December 16, 2021 Avoid Coronafocus They sent it late and were useless at trying to sort out the problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard_smith237 Posted December 16, 2021 Share Posted December 16, 2021 Randox…. I used them for both arrival (day 2) and departure (<72hrs) RT-PCR tests… Results arrived via email the following morning. Used the pickup & drop off option £35 per test. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard_smith237 Posted December 16, 2021 Share Posted December 16, 2021 2 hours ago, Steps said: https://covid.randoxhealth.com/home The best option in the UK IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steps Posted December 16, 2021 Author Share Posted December 16, 2021 1 minute ago, richard_smith237 said: Randox…. I used them for both arrival (day 2) and departure (<72hrs) RT-PCR tests… Results arrived via email the following morning. Used the pickup & drop off option £35 per test. Ye this is the company i decided to go with. However, i am having problems with them accepting my card. Checked with the bank and all good their side, possibly something to do with the payment processor. To be continued......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steps Posted December 16, 2021 Author Share Posted December 16, 2021 (edited) OK so i managed to pay for the kits in the end but i had to use another card. I did call customer service but you could be on their all day with the wait to speak to someone. I selected click and collect as they are about 15 quid cheaper. https://covid.randox.com/ Day 2: 34.99 pound Day 8: 34.99 pound https://www.gov.uk/guidance/travel-to-england-from-another-country-during-coronavirus-covid-19#travelling-with-children Hope this is helpful Edited December 16, 2021 by Steps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treetops Posted December 16, 2021 Share Posted December 16, 2021 3 hours ago, richard_smith237 said: The best option in the UK IMO. A lot of bad reviews a few months ago so hopefully they've got their act together now. https://www.bbc.com/news/business-58149951 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard_smith237 Posted December 16, 2021 Share Posted December 16, 2021 4 hours ago, treetops said: 7 hours ago, richard_smith237 said: The best option in the UK IMO. A lot of bad reviews a few months ago so hopefully they've got their act together now. https://www.bbc.com/news/business-58149951 That was back in August when so many holidayers were returning to the UK. Randox drop boxes over flowing and tests results delayed due to the amount of users. The situation is somewhat different now. I’ve used Randox for myself, Wife and Son - no issues. Friends have used them, no issues. That said, nothing is risk free, there was news recently of Boots not returning a result in time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nelson52 Posted December 18, 2021 Share Posted December 18, 2021 I used Collinson for the PCR test when I was leaving the UK 2 weeks ago. They were an absolute nightmare and didn't send me my test results. Needless to say they haven't replied to my emails. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffo63 Posted December 18, 2021 Share Posted December 18, 2021 I used Testing for All. Test kits delivered by courier, returned by post - using priority postboxes. Test posted at 4.00pm Thursday; result by email 1.00 pm Friday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topt Posted December 18, 2021 Share Posted December 18, 2021 4 hours ago, Nelson52 said: I used Collinson for the PCR test when I was leaving the UK 2 weeks ago. They were an absolute nightmare and didn't send me my test results. Needless to say they haven't replied to my emails. That's worrying. I have booked to use their 3 hour service near Heathrow the day before I (hopefully) fly. If they didn't send the test results what did you do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldhand Posted December 18, 2021 Share Posted December 18, 2021 I used Prenetics for both outbound to Thailand and back into UK. They are not the cheapest at about £79 but they have a lot of booths in the more rural areas for testing and drop off. Results via the app in plenty of time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superal Posted December 18, 2021 Share Posted December 18, 2021 Beware of a company that I used named " Testngo " . They advertise ( and still do ) a 12 or 24 hour test result . I tested on my day 2 on December 3rd and still have no results . Paid £50 . I sent many emails to them with no replies and even had a live online chat with them where they said they were unable to help as they were not connected to their lab . Their phone is an answering service . They are a UK government approved company , so I contacted the government office who replied and said they were having problems with several testing companies and that they could withdraw their services . Absolute scam and they must be making a fortune by just sending out test packs with Royal mail return bags but not using the laboratory testing which is the expensive part . I heard yesterday of a friend of my son who used the same company and still waiting for results after 4 days and he is unable to return to work which is costing him a big loss of wages . Sounds like some previous posts on here were successful and they are the ones to go with . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoshowJones Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 On 12/16/2021 at 3:52 PM, John435 said: Avoid Coronafocus They sent it late and were useless at trying to sort out the problem. Also avoid Boots. Regular posters will know what I mean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoshowJones Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 16 hours ago, topt said: That's worrying. I have booked to use their 3 hour service near Heathrow the day before I (hopefully) fly. If they didn't send the test results what did you do? Nothing you can do, especially if they are part of the small print brigade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topt Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 5 hours ago, possum1931 said: Nothing you can do, especially if they are part of the small print brigade. They must have done something otherwise presumably they would not have been able to fly? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knocker33 Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 Express test very good and they have test centers at airports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhaoYai Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 The OP has already booked his tests but for anybody else looking for the same - we had a bit of a nightmare with one company and ended up using home test kits from: Nationwide Pathology https://nwp-online.co.uk/ We've now used them twice with no problems at all. £67 for the Day 2 & Day 8 package. We posted the swabs back to them, didn't use the courier option and all were available online the next morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhaoYai Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 On 12/16/2021 at 6:27 AM, Steps said: Seems that you do not need to use exclusively the UK .gov website for day 2 and day 8 testing Don't know about that - you will know when you try to enter the booking reference on the Passenger Locator Form - if its not a valid number you won't be able to complete the form. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACKJACK2 Posted December 25, 2021 Share Posted December 25, 2021 On 12/18/2021 at 9:02 AM, Griffo63 said: I used Testing for All. Test kits delivered by courier, returned by post - using priority postboxes. Test posted at 4.00pm Thursday; result by email 1.00 pm Friday. Yes I used Testing for All, would recommend them, £99 and no problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steps Posted December 27, 2021 Author Share Posted December 27, 2021 Hi all, Just want to post my expreience with Randox. I paid forf the click and collect and sent a family member to collect the tests. The day 2 test, i paid for 2 seperate tests but only recieved 1, even though the 2 emails with order numbers were shown to the attendent. So i done the test but my daughter still hasent done hers. I am not sweating over it and i will be going to the premesis tomorrow when i am free to demand a refund fofr her test. Day 8 was collected at a different location due to availability but all in my home town. All results have been recieved via email in an accepteble time. The process was relatively simple and instructions given were clear. However, the app that they tell you to download did not work for submitting results, only for regestering. I had to use their website to submit results. Personaly, i am done with the COVID narrative. Hope that helps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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