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Mexico
We are due to go to Mexico for Christmas. Return 4 Jan. What happens if we test positive before we come home? 😧
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Testing positive abroad
I am due to fly to Barbados in February. I know the rules about leaving the uk, but the question is if I test positive on the Pcr test 48 hours before leaving, do I have to quarantine in Barbados or can I travel home and quarantine. If I have to quarantine in Barbados is there an insurance policy that covers the cost of…
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Recovery Loan Scheme - RLS
My business is based in the North West and I am attempting to obtain RLS support in order to expand the business in the new year. There are such a wide range of banking possibilities to approach, just wondering if anyone had positive experiences with any institution in particular. Any banks / lenders I should avoid?
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Travellng to USA
We are off to NYC at the end of next week. The rules have changed yet again with regard to covid testing. My understanding is we have to now perform a Telehealth fit to fly antigen or PCR test within 24hrs of departure. Take a LFT/antigen test with us to be carried out within 48hrs of our return and then have the day 2…
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New job - no pay
I started a new job last Thursday. I was due to work Thursday and Friday and this week was going to be pre booked holiday. 2 hours before the end of the day, my son, who I live with, messaged me telling me he had a positive LFT and symptoms. He immediately booked a PCR. I told my new employers and they immediately sent me…
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BA REFUND REQUEST; NO GATWICK
Hi I read David's victory at getting his £300 cash refund with glee! I had 4 vouchers with BA: 1 was actually refunded last year, they changed another voucher into one of the last 2, which are transferable and now expire at the end of September 2023 so all good. Then BA announced they had pulled out of Gatwick. Flying to…
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Welcome £10 Christmas Bonus
I recently noticed an unexpected £10 deposit into my account code”XB” What a pleasant surprise Recently I’ve received... £200 Winter Fuel Payment £140 credit to my Utilty Account for Warm Home Discount I’m hoping to receive £150 from HSBC for switching All very welcome shortly before Christmas I’m beginning to believe in…
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Mytrip
Looks like I'm not the only one however mine is insignificant compared to some. This is not about the money as its a small amount but the principal is paramount. Bought flight package from Mytrip, Edinburgh to Copenhagen return, outward journey was Easyjet, inward was Norwegian Air. Easyjet cancelled there flight, so found…
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pcr test for usa - now 24 hours before .
december 22nd . booked british airways - edinburgh - heathrow - miami . Depart edinburgh - 7am . Depart heathrow - 2pm Now that the pcr test must be done within 24 hours of departure is that for my edinburgh time or heathrow time . Was planning to get test at around 10am on the 21st giving them all day to give me the…
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International Travel - Pre Departure Test for Entering the UK
Good morning, In light of the recent changes by the UK Government on international travel especially with the re-introduction of the pre-departure Covid Test before travelling back to UK, i understand that a lateral flow test or PCR test needs to be done 48hours before departure. What it is not very clear, is whether, the…
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MSE News: PCR testing firm Randox forced to give customers clearer information in T&Cs
PCR travel test provider Randox Health, one of the largest firms in the sector, has changed its terms and conditions to be clearer on when customers can expect tests and results to arrive and when they can cancel an order and claim a refund after intervention by the competition watchdog. Read the full story: 'PCR testing…
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Flying on the 24th arriving on the 25th
Hi,My wife and kids are flying from London on the 24th of December ( boxing day ) and wondering how to get the test ready for them since they will be arriving on the 25th, because they are taking a connection flight that involves staying overnight at the airport in Frankfurt. They land in Algiers on the 25th, and the…
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Day 2 PCR kit question - Amsterdam > Birmingham - Test results at check in
Hi, Confused as everyone else up and down the country. I fly into the UK on Saturday (10am) and Return on Sunday (5pm). • Can I order a cheap postal kit and deliver this to a friends house• If so, I can take the test and post back but probably wont receive the result by the time I return a day later.• Can I get on my…
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Can you use Click and Collect en route to place of isolation?
As sole traveller the most practical and safest way to to day 2 test seems to be to travel to/from airport by car and on return collect kit from a click and collect point, do the test in the car and take it straight into the drop off box at the click and collect point, then straight home. Seems better than mixing with ppl…
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Lateral flow test refund now rules have changed.
I ordered two lateral flow tests but two days later the rules were changed and now I have had to order two PCR tests. Can I get a refund on the lateral flow tests as the rules have now changed ?
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NHS Covid Pass removed if you test positive?
Today I've received a positive PCR test, so just done the Test and Trace procedure and now into my self isolation. When I check the NHS App (or website) it says "No COVID-19 Records Found" whereas it used to have the two barcode pages. I had my 2nd jab back in mid-May. Is this something expected? I'm travelling abroad next…
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Refund rights for Single Trip Travel Insurance when trip not possible
I booked a single trip travel policy for my 85 year old mother to cover a trip we were planning for this Christmas - not sure if I'm allowed to name the company? The cost of the policy was over £280 for a single trip of 19 days covering a drive from UK through France to Spain, where we were going to stay as a family until…
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2 PCR tests arrived too late for cruise - how do i get compensation??
I booked a 24 hour PCR well in time for my cruise nov 30th. Royal Mail lost it (!). So I booked an expensive in clinic Expresspost 3 Hours Guaranteed PCR - with 7 hours window - and left for Southampton. The test did not arrive even though i called 14 times, and I was not allowed to board. The cruise won't reimburse me…
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2 day Christmas break
Is it safe to book 2 days Christmas break?
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Not going directly home after arrival - allowed?
I am due to take my first international trip in over 3 years and with the current regulations just wanted to check if my plan is allowed Not flying into local airport and arrival will be 8pm on a Saturday evening mid December. Travelling alone and not knowing what the weather conditions will be (Scotland!) had planned to…
