Fit to fly PCR test advice

[Blue Dwr]

Dear font of all knowledge

My son (hopefully) will be travelling home from Canada for Xmas. He needs a PCR test taken maximum 72 hours before returning to Canada.

Anyone have experience of where to get, how long it takes etc?

Would a day 2 PCR test taken at home suffice do you think?

Cheers
:thumbup:

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Re: Fit to fly PCR test advice

Here https://gov.wales/travel-wales-covid...-and-isolation

As long as the PCR test taken at home is from a legitimate provider I think it should be fine

[Taffy Blue in Berkshire]

Re: Fit to fly PCR test advice

I'd also check with the airline he's flying with as they'll need some from of official certification based on Canadian rules at the time. You can also get them done at the airport https://www.heathrow.com/at-the-airp.../covid-19-test

My son is hopefully arriving back from Oz on Tuesday and has booked a test on arrival. Costs more but means less isolation waiting for a result.

[AfricanBluebird]

Re: Fit to fly PCR test advice

Just booked my PCR test for flying back to uganda. Booked online with boots and have made an appointment for 11.40 on 21st. I fly out 1pm on the 22nd.

[WJ99mobile]

Re: Fit to fly PCR test advice

It’s all a mess

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Re: Fit to fly PCR test advice

It’s all a mess

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[chris lee]

Re: Fit to fly PCR test advice

My poor mother has just cancelled her holiday to Tenerife,

was going to fly out this Thursday. for someone who is not great with technology / apps and online forms.

she found the combination of booking tests, completing passenger locator forms, getting online covid passports very stressful.

the addition of this new measure was the final nail in the coffin, and she was too anxious to fly.

[Blue Dwr]

Re: Fit to fly PCR test advice

Thanks all
Finally booked a Day 2 test and a Fit to Fly test with Randox, £43 + £48!. Drop them into the box at J33 service station, results 24 hours later. Open Xmas day and Boxing day.

[Taffy Blue in Berkshire]

Re: Fit to fly PCR test advice

Thanks all
Finally booked a Day 2 test and a Fit to Fly test with Randox, £43 + £48!. Drop them into the box at J33 service station, results 24 hours later. Open Xmas day and Boxing day.

Have a great Christmas! I haven't seen my son in 2 years and so looking forward to next week and then we're down for the Derby game.

[blue matt]

Re: Fit to fly PCR test advice

My poor mother has just cancelled her holiday to Tenerife,

was going to fly out this Thursday. for someone who is not great with technology / apps and online forms.

she found the combination of booking tests, completing passenger locator forms, getting online covid passports very stressful.

the addition of this new measure was the final nail in the coffin, and she was too anxious to fly.

Ive spent 7 hours getting Covid passports for 2 elderly clients of my wife's , they are 95 and 96 and really have zero clues about stuff like this

first they had no phones, so I tried to do it online and print them out, then cruiseline said they needed it on a phone, so she went to Tesco's and got some crappy phone that the sales guy said would be fine with the app

I then installed the app and did all of that for them both, set up individual e.mail accounts, scanned them and away I went

returned for a 3rd trip, the security checks were done, I could DL them to the phone and send to a e.mail to print out
the phone didn't have the option my iPhone does ( add to wallet ) so I had to just download and put them in the favourite files folder

7 hours of my time gone, the guy did offer me a 10'er for helping them :hehe::hehe: its a bit of Karma in the bank

now got to order them the PCR tests for day 2

they are diamond plus cruise club members, you might have thought Royal Caribbean might have had someone to do all of this for them ( for a fee )

[Wash DC Blue]

Re: Fit to fly PCR test advice

Ask him if he can get BinaxNow there to bring over.
I brought it the other week and used it to return to the US.
It's a test monitored by an agent over a video call.

If they do have it, tell him to download the relevant app before traveling as I couldn't get it in the UK.

[Blue Dwr]

Re: Fit to fly PCR test advice

Ask him if he can get BinaxNow there to bring over.
I brought it the other week and used it to return to the US.
It's a test monitored by an agent over a video call.

If they do have it, tell him to download the relevant app before traveling as I couldn't get it in the UK.

Isn't this an AntiGen test and not a PCR test? Don't know the difference but the UK and Canadian governments both ask for a PCR test..?

[Optimistic Nick]

Re: Fit to fly PCR test advice

Isn't this an AntiGen test and not a PCR test? Don't know the difference but the UK and Canadian governments both ask for a PCR test..?

Yep antigen=lateral flow. You need PCR. I used Randox, they were fine. Don't use Chronomics, they are useless.

If he is flying with an airline that uses Verifly, I'd recommend that. BA for example do.

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Re: Fit to fly PCR test advice

Ive spent 7 hours getting Covid passports for 2 elderly clients of my wife's , they are 95 and 96 and really have zero clues about stuff like this

first they had no phones, so I tried to do it online and print them out, then cruiseline said they needed it on a phone, so she went to Tesco's and got some crappy phone that the sales guy said would be fine with the app

I then installed the app and did all of that for them both, set up individual e.mail accounts, scanned them and away I went

returned for a 3rd trip, the security checks were done, I could DL them to the phone and send to a e.mail to print out
the phone didn't have the option my iPhone does ( add to wallet ) so I had to just download and put them in the favourite files folder

7 hours of my time gone, the guy did offer me a 10'er for helping them :hehe::hehe: its a bit of Karma in the bank

now got to order them the PCR tests for day 2

they are diamond plus cruise club members, you might have thought Royal Caribbean might have had someone to do all of this for them ( for a fee )

Good effort, fair play to you :hehe:

[Des Parrot]

Re: Fit to fly PCR test advice

I’ve had 3 through ExpressTest at CCS in the 8 or 9 months, last time in July. They were efficient, cost effective & had the results within 24 hours

https://www.expresstest.co.uk/book-a-test/testing-centres/cardiff-city-fc-drive-through/