PCR tests for travel - Are the charges fair?

Ganga

welshmoneylover said:

Whether it’s fair or not is open to debate!
i wouldn’t want to be travelling as a family and have to pay these costs; ie 4 x £150 on top of holiday is a bit eye watering! That would be my spends ..€€ . Think I would go on my own lol 

Depends on the cost of the holiday ,if someone flying long haul to a top 5 star hotel might be paying £20k so £600 on top to get their holiday might be small change. 

mattyprice4004

Private tests for many other conditions are 10x higher or more - given the specialist work I think it's very reasonable.

MattMattMattUK

Ganga said:

welshmoneylover said:

Whether it’s fair or not is open to debate!
i wouldn’t want to be travelling as a family and have to pay these costs; ie 4 x £150 on top of holiday is a bit eye watering! That would be my spends ..€€ . Think I would go on my own lol 

Depends on the cost of the holiday ,if someone flying long haul to a top 5 star hotel might be paying £20k so £600 on top to get their holiday might be small change. 

The cost of the holiday is irrelevant, they are providing a service, the cost is there to accept or not. It does not matter if the flight was £5 or £500k, in the same way that the cost of your flight does not effect the price of a sandwich in the airport, you choose to use the service, you pay the cost.

carolee

I am flying with Tui in September (everything crossed) and they are offering discounted PCR tests through two chosen partners.  Screen 4 for £70 and Randox for £84.

JamoLew

I wouldn’t be against the fees doubling (as long as some form of regulation is introduced)

It might make the masses reconsider what are In effect unnecessary foreign trips (holidays)

DealFinder2016

I'm (hopefully) flying with TUI in July, however it seems the discounted PCR tests offered by Screen4 and Randox are not the Day 2 and Day 8 tests needed by the UK government.

Pollycat

Not great news:

Testing system for holidaymakers at risk of collapse, says Which?

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/coronavirus/testing-system-for-holidaymakers-at-risk-of-collapse-says-which/ar-BB1gawCf?li=BBoPWjQ

k3lvc

Pollycat said:

Not great news:

Testing system for holidaymakers at risk of collapse, says Which?

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/coronavirus/testing-system-for-holidaymakers-at-risk-of-collapse-says-which/ar-BB1gawCf?li=BBoPWjQ

And this is exactly what will make it a sellers market over the coming weeks/months - none of this is likely to be insurable and will add significant cost/risk to anyone who chooses to take their trip.

Even the boss of Heathrow is flagging the issue  Heathrow Airport: Home Office must 'get a grip' on border delays - BBC News

I'm sure there are plenty who 'need' their 2 weeks in the sun but you've got to question the benefit if you have to queue for hours on arrival/test (at market price) and quarantine 

Pollycat

k3lvc said:

Pollycat said:

Not great news:

Testing system for holidaymakers at risk of collapse, says Which?

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/coronavirus/testing-system-for-holidaymakers-at-risk-of-collapse-says-which/ar-BB1gawCf?li=BBoPWjQ

And this is exactly what will make it a sellers market over the coming weeks/months - none of this is likely to be insurable and will add significant cost/risk to anyone who chooses to take their trip.

Even the boss of Heathrow is flagging the issue  Heathrow Airport: Home Office must 'get a grip' on border delays - BBC News

I'm sure there are plenty who 'need' their 2 weeks in the sun but you've got to question the benefit if you have to queue for hours on arrival/test (at market price) and quarantine 

As someone who usually has 4 holidays a year (totalling at least 10 weeks) and hasn't been away since August 2019, I wouldn't be booking anything at all right now.

I do have a holiday deferred from 2020 for June and am considering my options regarding deferring it again.

As for 7 hours to get through Immigration at LHR (3 hours appears to be 'commonplace') even last month before international travel is maybe resumed next month...no thank you.

JamoLew

k3lvc said:

Pollycat said:

Not great news:

Testing system for holidaymakers at risk of collapse, says Which?

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/coronavirus/testing-system-for-holidaymakers-at-risk-of-collapse-says-which/ar-BB1gawCf?li=BBoPWjQ

And this is exactly what will make it a sellers market over the coming weeks/months - none of this is likely to be insurable and will add significant cost/risk to anyone who chooses to take their trip.

Even the boss of Heathrow is flagging the issue  Heathrow Airport: Home Office must 'get a grip' on border delays - BBC News

I'm sure there are plenty who 'need' their 2 weeks in the sun but you've got to question the benefit if you have to queue for hours on arrival/test (at market price) and quarantine 

Exactly my feelings - it won’t be a holiday as “we”
know it.

The experience will be fraught with delays and compromises and that’s before you get to experience the whole range of restrictions at resort