Rumor has it that pcr tests maybe scraped
In reply to Post #46
Think there will be an update on the 1st of October
Think there will be an update on the 1st of October
In reply to Post #45
Yes total fine as I'm back home now.
Yes total fine as I'm back home now.
In reply to Post #25
Eventually, everything worked out ok. Apart from you can't ever speak to them or get a reply by whatever means. It all worked and I got my day 2 test back 72 hrs after sending it. Hopefully for next year (already booked for 2022 & 2023 all this crap will be gone. Why you have to have a day 2 test when you have one just before you leave is beyond me.
Eventually, everything worked out ok. Apart from you can't ever speak to them or get a reply by whatever means. It all worked and I got my day 2 test back 72 hrs after sending it. Hopefully for next year (already booked for 2022 & 2023 all this crap will be gone. Why you have to have a day 2 test when you have one just before you leave is beyond me.
In reply to Post #49
It's already changing from the 4th October. No test before coming home if fully vaccinated and end of October changing from PCR to latral flow
It's already changing from the 4th October. No test before coming home if fully vaccinated and end of October changing from PCR to latral flow
UPDATE: We jumped through all the required hoops and used C19 Testing (Co-Op) for the pre-departure (from France). Our self-test results came through 6 hours later. We used Expert Medical test certificate numbers on the Passenger Locator form and have just done their Day 2 self test.
On arrival in Plymouth we were nearly the last car off the ship (Pont Aven), which was very busy. Expecting to be held up for at least two hours, we were off the ship, through the Border Force control booths and on our way back home within 45 minutes.
At Border Control, they asked only for our passports - none of the three forms were requested. The Border Force officer told us that all the required details - vaccine certificate, pre-departure test results and Day 2 tests were visible on their system. This would account for the speed with which we were cleared through Customs/Border Force.
Everything went like clockwork with no hold-ups or hassle of any kind.
While in France we made free with local hospitality - bars and restaurants - and in each case our UK vaccination certificates were acceptable in place of the French Pass Sanitaire.
In short, if any of you are concerned at the amount of red tape we apparently have to conform to, don't be! As long as you have done what is required of you everything will go smoothly.
(Of course, things may change after 4th October or if winter brings more Covid cases, but with the UK being 3rd on the John Hopkins scale of Covid cases and France being 11th with fewer than 24% of our number of daily cases, it can surely only go one way.)
Have fun...We did!
On arrival in Plymouth we were nearly the last car off the ship (Pont Aven), which was very busy. Expecting to be held up for at least two hours, we were off the ship, through the Border Force control booths and on our way back home within 45 minutes.
At Border Control, they asked only for our passports - none of the three forms were requested. The Border Force officer told us that all the required details - vaccine certificate, pre-departure test results and Day 2 tests were visible on their system. This would account for the speed with which we were cleared through Customs/Border Force.
Everything went like clockwork with no hold-ups or hassle of any kind.
While in France we made free with local hospitality - bars and restaurants - and in each case our UK vaccination certificates were acceptable in place of the French Pass Sanitaire.
In short, if any of you are concerned at the amount of red tape we apparently have to conform to, don't be! As long as you have done what is required of you everything will go smoothly.
(Of course, things may change after 4th October or if winter brings more Covid cases, but with the UK being 3rd on the John Hopkins scale of Covid cases and France being 11th with fewer than 24% of our number of daily cases, it can surely only go one way.)
Have fun...We did!
Going from my earlier post we actually had to go to the local chemist in the end to have our test.
We paid the €26 and 20 minutes later our test came through and they printed off all the relevant paper work/results for us 👍
Like Ken said very easy process so no need to worry
We paid the €26 and 20 minutes later our test came through and they printed off all the relevant paper work/results for us 👍
Like Ken said very easy process so no need to worry
Further UPDATE: We have just had back a Negative test result from Expert Medical. Again went like clockwork.
So you get back home and you do the 2 day PCR test. The result comes back as negative.
Do you have to tell someone anyone of the result?
Do you have to tell someone anyone of the result?
In reply to Post #54
No
No
In reply to Post #54
Yeah they will track you if you test positive. Hence all the questions on when buying the test and doing locator form.
I used a Randox test after recommendation on here, as i came back last Saturday. Must say it was smooth and hassle free compared to some of the other lads i went with who used other companies.
Yeah they will track you if you test positive. Hence all the questions on when buying the test and doing locator form.
I used a Randox test after recommendation on here, as i came back last Saturday. Must say it was smooth and hassle free compared to some of the other lads i went with who used other companies.
In reply to Post #55
Thanks
In reply to Post #56
I used Randox. Didn't realise you had to send it back using a dropbox, that was a slight inconvenience, the dropbox was filled to the brim with other test kits but it got there ok, got the result back next day
Not so easy for my friends who are in Lowestoft, their nearest dropbox was 25 miles away. So rather make the return journey an additional cost to them to send it using a next day delivery service.
Randox drop off locations
Thanks
In reply to Post #56
I used Randox. Didn't realise you had to send it back using a dropbox, that was a slight inconvenience, the dropbox was filled to the brim with other test kits but it got there ok, got the result back next day
Not so easy for my friends who are in Lowestoft, their nearest dropbox was 25 miles away. So rather make the return journey an additional cost to them to send it using a next day delivery service.
Randox drop off locations
In reply to Post #57
Am I right in thinking that all that is really needed is a day 2 test reference number to put on the passenger locator form? No one if forcing us to actually do the test?
Am I right in thinking that all that is really needed is a day 2 test reference number to put on the passenger locator form? No one if forcing us to actually do the test?
In reply to Post #58
Yes 😜
Yes 😜
In reply to Post #57
I must say that was one problem i had - the local box to me was a good 30 mins drive away, luckily it was somewhere near to my work so i did it on the way home one evening.
I must say that was one problem i had - the local box to me was a good 30 mins drive away, luckily it was somewhere near to my work so i did it on the way home one evening.