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Scottish or English rules for driving to the tunnel ???
Any recent experiences out there with driving from Scotland to the channel tunnel? Do we follow the English rules for travel or the Scottish ? Also, if France turns red, would we have to quarantine at a hotel in England or drive home to Scotland and do it there ? 2 x adults double jagged.
13 year old who had Covid in last 180 days
Due to go the Canaries in August (don't think it'll happen but that's another thing) and there's one thing I'm still yet to be 100% sure on. The pre-departure test for myself and partner won't be needed because we are double jabbed and 10 year old is too young. My 13 year old however would need a negative pre-departure…
Travel Insurance for Colombia (Red list)
Hi, Ive been looking through posts on here but I remain quite confused about travel insurance - or rather - Im struggling to find a company that will insure me for a trip to Colombia (South America) - which is on the red list. I havent seen my fiance since 14th June 2020 and until recently it wasnt possible to visit…
Entry into Cyprus
Can i ask for help and information please ,my wife and myself were thinking about a holiday in Cyprus going next week ,we have both been vaccinated twice and have the NHS app on our phones and the paper version of the Covid Vacc certificate ,when i asked in the TUI store what we needed to enter Cyprus the girls said we…
Holiday Refund
Last year we booked a holiday with USAirtours. Although we didn't cancel it and decided to take it over to this year, we have now decided that as America is not letting tourists in not to go. Airtours won't refund any of the £11,000 we paid saying that it's their terms to office vouchers instead. We don't want vouchers, we…
Day 2 Test
Can anyone help? If I’ve had both jabs and return from an Amber country then I think I’m correct in saying that I only need a test on/before day 2. Problem is I tested positive on July 6th and they tell you not to have another PCR test for 90 days? So what test do I do on return before day 2?Thanks
Help with redundancy
I posted this a short while ago but didnt provide enough info, ive tried replying back on the thread but its not allowing me to. I am a sia nights cctv operator, i have just been informed that the landlords of the site want to stop night security therefore I will be made redundant on the 1st october. I have no idea what…
Help on redundancy
I am a sia nights cctv operator, i have just been informed that the landlords of the site want to stop night security therefore I will be made redundant on the 1st october. I have no idea what the redundancy payment is. I have googled it but it doesn’t make sense to me.. i am over the age of 22 so i will be getting one…
Flying to Portugal from UK
Hello, Has anyone flew to Portugal recently from the UK. I have got my NHS letter confirming my jabs but there is no barcodes on the letter whatsoever. Wonder if it will be accepted in Portugal. Also do I need to book a Day 2 test for my 5 year old before I return to the UK?
Scotland or England Rules for Return Travel Covid Tests?
Hi All, Just wanted to get some thoughts on this. We live in Scotland but are travelling to Greece through Newcastle Airport - do we need to buy the Day 2 Covid test via the Scottish Government approved supplier (CTM) or are we allowed to use one of the (cheaper) UK Government Approved companies? Just for clarity, we are…
Easyjet holiday refund
Does anybody have experience of the easyjet holiday refund? Unfortunately we didn't look at the small print and it seems like to book and use the credit the lead person or another person who was on the original booking. We have no chance due to circumstances around covid of getting away in the next year or so thus the…
Extra help for year of no profits
Hi. So I'm self employed and I've been getting the government grants which have just about kept me ticking over... but now I've filed my 20/21 tax return, and due to my work dropping off completely, I've only made a couple of hundred quid for that year. Even taking into account the grants within that tax year, I'm below…
British Airways voucher
Hi everyone. I purchased a British Airways Flexi fare flight through last minute.com for a flight to New York in May 2021. Because of restrictions I was unable to fly but the flight wasn't cancelled. Before the flight I spoke with last minute who said the flight was nonrefundable (which I knew when buying it) but I could…
Why is my Covid Pass (for events) bar code only giving me a 2 day expiry date?
I do not have a Smart Phone https://covid-status.service.nhsx.nhs.uk/ So I went into this link to generate the Pass for Events. But the Pass that I am being given ,shows that the expiry date of the Bar Code is only 2 days (48 hours). My friend who did his on the app has the full 30 days!! Has anybody else come across this…
Travel to Spain with Ryanair
I am really confused about the requirements for travel in early August. We are both double jabbed and understand that a negative test is needed 2 days before returning to the UK. It seems an antigen test is sufficient? Is anything else required?
France - double vaccinated Idiots guide please
Hello all, We have had last years holiday to France moved to the week after next (initially booked in 2019!). Just to give you the breakdown of our unit: 2 x fully vaccinated adults with the covid passport thing from NHS app. 1 x 11 year old We're flying to France on Sat 24th using Ryanair, stansted. Returning Thu 29th. So…
randox pcr tests
Purchased 3 packs delivered wed 14th july for 3 17 year olds, one of the adults going now tested positive so unable to travel. have not even opened the tests, am i able to return as have now had to cancel holiday
Travel insurance for government advice change
Im due to travel to Italy next month, current advice is I can with negative AntiGen or PCR test prior to travel and I can get insurance to cover me if this gives a positive result. But I am struggling to find an insurer to cover if Italy change the rules and say they no longer accept people from the UK regardless, does…
Will I Get Paid A Wage If I`m Sent Home From Work To Self Isolate By My Employer
Please can someone help me? I am in the hospitality trade and work as a barperson/waitress, somebody in my work tested positive, my employer was told by said person, went in to do my shift on Wednesday and was told to go home and self isolate. I`ve done a Lateral Flow Test all negative, I am double jabbed and I have now…
Holiday 2020 refund
I had a holiday booked in June 2020 which I paid for in November 2019. I have had an absolute nightmare for over a year trying to get my money back from Teletext. So yesterday I finally got a refund but then 5 minutes later another refund for the same amount popped into my account. I have absolutely no intention of…

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