Pick up a Randox ‘Day 2’ test at your local PayPoint store – but you are overpaying

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• Phil G says:

  7 Jan7 January 08:03

  The whole pandemic is about money for testing. I dread to think what the NHS is paying for all these ‘free’ lateral flow tests everyone is doing every day – and who owns these companies ?
  Anyway I personally have found Randox to be very efficient in sending out and then processing PCR day 2 tests (results within 6 hours of posting in their drop box)

• John T says:

  7 Jan7 January 08:24

  Actual question for H4P readers – does anyone actually bother purchasing and taking a Day 2 lateral flow test anymore?

  Don’t people just use any old reference number for the PLF?

  • John says:

    7 Jan7 January 08:29

    I guess you watch live TV without a licence, regularly drive at 100mph and don’t report your cash in hand income?

  • Bimbo says:

    7 Jan7 January 08:50

    Pretty stupid asking this on a public website…

  • ChrisC says:

    7 Jan7 January 09:23

    Yes because many of still believe in doing the right thing both for ourselves and the community.

• Seb says:

  7 Jan7 January 08:50

  Slightly strange question. If I took a day 2 test on day 0 BEFORE I arrived in UK, presume I could also use the result issued to leave a transit airport of a country that required a negative test to enter? I would still be taking the test on day 0 so still complying with UK rules?

• Tomasz Skrzypczak says:

  7 Jan7 January 08:54

  Is randox express 1-3 hrs RT PCR in the airport valid for Dubai? They have 3 options 1-3 hrs, 12-14 hrs and the next day.

  • Carlos says:

    7 Jan7 January 09:12

    Collinson in O2 said no, Emirates do not accept Rapid tests.

    • Tomasz Skrzypczak says:

      7 Jan7 January 10:21

      Which one is rapid one of of these three? 1-3 hrs?

      • Carlos says:

        8 Jan8 January 17:17

        yes

• JimmyJimmy says:

  7 Jan7 January 09:12

  Can we still use a PCR for day 2 as I have spares with ref num or another way of asking will the ref num format still be valid?
  Ta

  • John T says:

    7 Jan7 January 09:53

    Yes you can still use PCR

• John says:

  7 Jan7 January 09:28

  This is something I can’t find an answer to. We have just finished covid isolation today, but plan to fly to Antigua end of Feb. If our pre flight PCR test is positive (apparently it can be up to 90 days) does proof of a recent infection override the result? Thanks

  • Rob says:

    7 Jan7 January 09:49

    I imagine your chance of testing positive after 90 days is about 1%. Rhys and I both passed PCR tests around a week after our 10 days were up.

• JC says:

  7 Jan7 January 09:33

  Does anyone know if you can use the NHS COVID-19 LFT’s that are given out for free to evidence results? (Uploading the results to the Gov/NHS Website gives you a text, email, and NHS App Confirmation).

  I’m due to fly to Switzerland (Geneva) in a couple of weeks. Entry requirements are to be fully vaccinated and have a negative PCR (not older than 72 hours or lateral flow test (not older than 24 hours) test on boarding.

  Thanks

  • Rob says:

    7 Jan7 January 09:48

    No.

    • JC says:

      7 Jan7 January 09:58

      Thanks Rob. Can you elaborate? Is there documented guidance anywhere that clarifies the difference?

      • strickers says:

        7 Jan7 January 10:18

        https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-testing-for-people-travelling-to-england#nhs-tests

        About 3/4 of the way down. No fit to fly certificate from an NHS test either.

        • JC says:

          7 Jan7 January 12:11

          Hi Strickers,
          Thanks for sharing that, however that guidance refers to travel TO England in the event of not being fully vaccinated. To clarify, I’m planning to travel FROM England to Switzerland and back (and am fully vaccinated).

        • strickers says:

          7 Jan7 January 12:46

          The general premise is the same, NHS LFT do not provide fit to fly certificates which is what you need. Whichever way you travel they just won’t work.

      • strickers says:

        7 Jan7 January 12:55

        Although to fair JC the Swiss requirements just ask for proof of test, not sure I would risk it though for the sake of £12 or so each?

        • JC says:

          7 Jan7 January 18:33

          Yes, you’re right; probably worth not risking. Cheers Strickers.

• VINZ says:

  7 Jan7 January 09:35

  Another reason not to use Randox… https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/nov/04/tory-linked-firm-involved-in-testing-failure-awarded-new-347m-covid-contract

  • Derek Broughton says:

    7 Jan7 January 10:34

    otoh, my wife said “will these tests be considered valid?” and I said “I would hope so, since the Conservative party is dishing out millions of pounds to them…”

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