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Pre-ordering Randox Day 2 Test kits
I'm travelling to an amber country in a few weeks time and wanted to get everything sorted beforehand rather than trying to order kits from abroad. I was looking at ordering some day 2 kits from Randox but wanted to check if you can order the kits a couple of weeks in advance? Cheers.
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PCR travel tests review launched amid concerns over price, reliability and quality of service
The competition watchdog has announced plans to review the PCR travel tests market amid concerns that the price, reliability and quality of service provided could be creating a barrier for families wanting to travel abroad. A response will be provided by the Competition and Markets Authority within the next month... Read…
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Refund Vortex with Virgin Atlantic and Travel2Be/TravelGineo
Hey Everyone, I'm posting to see if anyone has thought of actions that I'm not taking to resolve this issue. 1. We booked a flight through Travel2Be back in December 2019. Obviously, Corona hit and the flight got cancelled. 2. We then requested a refund, but Travel2be were impossible to contact during that time and Virgin…
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Different Lateral Flow Tests
Hello folks I ordered a pack of Rapid Lateral Flow tests, forgetting that I already had a box in the house. The new pack arrived, and it is of a different type: the box is green and it is an 'Orient Gene' test. The old box was blue, did not mention the words Orient Gene, and was made in a different lab. The new Orient Gene…
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Is it smart to book accommodation using a credit card instead of a debit car?
Hello! I have to be in Canada for a month in September. I already booked the flight tickets. Now, I am struggling to find the right accommodation. I am afraid of losing the money if the Coronavirus situation worsens in the UK or Canada a few days before I fly. After September 7, 2021, UK travellers are allowed to visit…
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Travel pack
Is there such a thing as a complete testing pack to travel from UK to spain, have a holiday , and return , 2 adults fully vaccinated. I have only seen packs of fit to fly test ( to get on ryanair) and the day 2 test. But no future to fly test to show ryanair at Alicante .
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Travel insurance if you get COVID abroad
My biggest concern about travelling on holiday now is if we were to catch COVID or be asked to self isolate shortly after arriving at our destination, therefore the holiday is effectively wasted as we would be confined to our hotel room for the duration. I understand that a lot of travel insurance policies will cover you…
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Recommended travel insurance for a week in Mallorca - currently have Jet2 travel insurance
Can anyone recommend a good travel insurance company please ? I booked a holiday with Jet2 to Mallorca during the last week of August for myself and my 15 year old daughter. I usually get my travel insurance from an independent company, but before booking the holiday I spoke to Jet2 to ask about COIVD. Jet2 said that if I…
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Day 2 tests: What if no results yet when I leave the UK again on Day 4?
Hi all. Thanks in advance for any help. My question is about Day 2 tests after travel into the UK, and whether I need a result before I leave the UK again. I'm a UK citizen living in Hungary (amber list). Two vaccine doses. Now travel restrictions have eased I'm coming to the UK on Friday for the first time in 18 months,…
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WFH tax claim
My contact with my employer is a work from home contract. Does this mean I can claim the tax for working from home or am I exempt because I am already contracted to do that through agreement with my employer. Don’t want to get on the wrong side of the tax man!
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Car Insurance thru the roof AXA NI Belfast
Hi I am from Belfast and I have been with AXA Ni for a number of years, I have had no accidents within 5 years and no claims they said they would charge me £530 instead of the last years renewl price of £320 has other people exp this. Trouble is I like AXANI and not sure of whom to move to instead some companies have…
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Unused pre-travel Covid test
Last I week I mistakenly ordered a pre-travel Covis test from Randox, instead of a Day 2 test. Randox could not cancel the order.Is it permitted to sell the test (the box is unopened) to someone else, and if so how might I do this? eBay only allow authorised sellers to list Covid tests. I would understand if privately…
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Self Employed
Hi, Not sure if I’m posting in the right area. I’m self employed and have been for a year. I manage a business and receive a 20% commission on the sales. I have VAT deducted from the total sales before I take my 20% to pay my staff costs and I was just wondering whether this is correct? I’m not VAT registered and it works…
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3 day trip to spain and return testing
My husband and I are travelling to Benidorm Spain for a long weekend on Friday 27th August and returning on the Bank Holiday Monday 30th . I have just ordered the Fully vaccinated Amber kit from Randox for our pre departure PCR tests and day two test. I was about to ring a local clinic in Benidorm to book our return…
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Spain Travel Health App - Travel pass
Hey guys, For those who have been to spain/canaries recently, how do i do the EU Digital Covid Cert ???? I use the NHS app, and it shows my travel passport (2 jabs)... But not sure what i select or how i upload a digital pic, etc ? I did the export from the NHS app, which saves the form as a .PDF on the phone, but you cant…
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Have i understood the travel requirements correct + which pre-travel and return to UK test to use?
Hi all, Would greatly appreciate if folk can read my understand of what is required to travel so I know I have understood it (or not!) Naively booked a holiday via Jet 2 months ago back when Portugal was on the green list thinking in a few months the restrictions on travel would be minor - as i said very naive! Now i wish…
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FLIGHTS BOOKED VIA FLIGHTS GURU- IF ONE FLIGHT IS CANCELLED CAN WE TRANSFER COST TO ANOTHER BOOKING
I’ve had Delta flights booked to Orlando via Flights Guru which have been changed 3 times due to Covid. The latest flight is booked for October ‘21 but obviously it will no doubt be cancelled. In the interim we have made a further booking for next June with them (using Virgin). As we are unlikely to travel in October I…
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72 hour time limit
I've searched through Google for this but can't find the answer... Due to fly to Spain at 10.30am 12/08. Arrival time is roughly 3pm Test done for teenager at 2pm 09/08 Result back in 10/08 (doesn't have time stamp on proof though) Google tells me that we need proof of negative test within 72 hours on arrival to Spain. I'm…
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Problems With Expert-Medical - Not received my day 2 Corona tests
Hi There, I hope someone can help please. I bought four day 2 test from expert-medicals. Out of four test they sent only 1 so far. I have emailed them many times but had no reply at all. I don't know what to do. Reading on Trust Pilot they seem to have very bad reputation. Also, their company is still listed on .gov.uk…
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Covid passports and cancellation
My partner and myself had booked a holiday to Mauritius in December 2019. Thinking that this virus would have run it's course. But it has not and now Covid certification is required both on the flight and destination. We are both not comfortable with having the jabs, how do we stand on getting a refund?
