BREAKING: PCR tests scrapped from 24th October for those returning to England

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• Bill says:

  14 Oct14 October 22:48

  https://www.gov.uk/government/news/lateral-flow-tests-to-be-introduced-for-vaccinated-international-arrivals

• MD says:

  14 Oct14 October 22:48

  “will they still need to be pre-ordered before you fly in order for a reference code to be added to your Passenger Locator Form?”

  Well, I’d assume so. Hope on earth can you expect an honest Tory donor to keep properly lining their pockets otherwise?

  • Nancy says:

    14 Oct14 October 23:07

    No need to assume, people, just read the official guidance.

• N says:

  14 Oct14 October 22:54

  What toss.

  Millions of unused NHS latflo tests in the system. Why can’t we just use those?

  Those Tory donors need to eat somehow….

  • Federico says:

    15 Oct15 October 07:30

    Because you need someone to check you have done it, and done it correctly. (Ie not reporting results without doing or reporting negative instead of positive result)

    FYI very few countries have free testing for travel and very few countries offer free lateral flow testing as we have in England. I would rather pay £20 for travel testing than having to pay for my weekly testing

    • Dayle says:

      15 Oct15 October 09:16

      “Weekly testing” Does anyone actually conduct weekly tests on themselves for the lols? I’ve never even taken a test and flown plenty of times

      • John says:

        15 Oct15 October 09:49

        You’d be surprised. And some of these people still aren’t socializing

        • Dayle says:

          15 Oct15 October 12:13

          Probably the same people who are genuinely scared about covid?! ahah

    • Martin Seebach says:

      15 Oct15 October 11:26

      > Because you need someone to check you have done it, and done it correctly

      We didn’t need that for the PCR travel tests that have been in place for the past several months. Unsupervised home-test-kits were perfectly acceptable (although the sample had to be sent off for processing).

      The gov.uk article above states “Passengers must upload a photo of their test to verify results as soon as possible”. That doesn’t sound like in-person checking.

    • A says:

      15 Oct15 October 13:13

      Even the US – with its ruinous healthcare system – offers free testing for all, at any time, for any reason. There is no excuse.

• Bimbo says:

  14 Oct14 October 22:55

  Why don’t you just bother to read the gov.uk official page. All your questions are answered there and have been since 10:30…

• Nancy says:

  14 Oct14 October 23:04

  Let me fix this for you, instead of

  “Grant Shapps announced on Twitter this evening – because that’s where you make important Government announcements”

  The official and full guidance has been published on GOV.UK before that tweet. And that’s where you should get the important Government announcements from.

  For people subscribed this was the email.
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  Update from GOV.​UK for:

  Entering England during coronavirus
  Lateral flow tests to be introduced for vaccinated international arrivals

  Page summary:
  From 24 October fully vaccinated passengers and most under 18s arriving in England from countries not on the red list can take a cheaper lateral flow test, on or before Day 2 of their arrival into the UK. These can be booked from 22 October.

  Change made:
  First published.

  Time updated:
  10:30pm, 14 October 2021

• Natasha says:

  14 Oct14 October 23:12

  How much will the lateral flow tests be on for sale. If PCRs were as low as £1.98..

  • Kev says:

    14 Oct14 October 23:24

    London Doctors Clinic on London Bridge charging £199 for a 4 hour lateral flow, haha you have to be joking. Talk about a rip off…just a heads up to avoid these jokers.

  • Travel Strong says:

    15 Oct15 October 00:04

    I can see it now… “Those expensive 1.99/9.99/28.99 PCR test are no longer necessary or valid. Introducing the new fairly priced £45 lateral flow!”

  • Lady London says:

    15 Oct15 October 11:16

    Lidl in Germany sold antigen (lateral flow) tests for practically nothing. I think they were 5 euros (just over £4) for 2. And remember, Lidl is a profitmaking enterprise.

• Natasha says:

  14 Oct14 October 23:13

  Whats the code format for PFL form again?

  • Natasha says:

    14 Oct14 October 23:13

    PLF*

  • Travel Strong says:

    15 Oct15 October 00:02

    GRANT1234567

    5 letters, 7 numbers

• Laura says:

  15 Oct15 October 00:17

  Daft that we can’t use NHS LFT as we’re all entitled to two a week anyway..
  Somebody has to make some money I guess

  • Natasha says:

    15 Oct15 October 00:34

    Even those nhs ones are not going to be free soon… prepare for nhs privatisation

    • mradey says:

      15 Oct15 October 06:44

      Can’t come soon enough.

    • ChrisC says:

      15 Oct15 October 07:50

      You cant even just go to a pharmacy now and get them.

      You have to go on line and get a collection code.

      Which is all very will until the pharmacy doesn’t have any kits!

      • Andrew says:

        15 Oct15 October 09:11

        NHS handing them out at my local train station yesterday like they’re a free sample of cereal.

        • Shaw West says:

          15 Oct15 October 20:29

          +1 . We got 4 boxes of 7 tests

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