Why is the PRC testing so complicated.

Kit1

Hi I am trying to find the best and hopefully the cheapest PRC test for day 2 for when we return from our holiday (we moved it from last year in the hope that things would be better not harder).  We have both been fully vaccinated and taken lateral flow tests etc and know that we are safe.  We have spent hours checking out all the different companies on the Government website and as yet haven't found the £22 they advertise  (guess that one is just for Boris and his chums).  We have also found most of the reviews pretty bad so l am hoping someone here may have already been through the process successfully and recommend someone trustworthy or at least as trustworthy as possible at a reasonable cost.  Many thanks

onashoestring

https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/travel/how-to-find-the-cheapest-private-coronavirus-tests-for-travel/

However cheapest are probably not the best - but as you are double vacinated and if you are returning from Green or amber county you won’t be relying on the results to end quarantine 

MoJoeGo

Even the test's acronym seems too complicated... 

Ben1989

When I came back from USA test and trace called me and they asked if my Day 2 test had arrived yet. I said no and they said if it didn't arrive call 119 and they'll give me one free of charge. They must want the results so badly for their research that they're willing to do that. With that said, buy the cheapest.

Sandtree

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6287197/pcr-test-day-2#latest

See your other thread... dont get why you care about it being "best" plus "best and cheapest" are often opposites 

CKhalvashi

Cheapest isn't best on this case, and many people (including myself) are willing to pay a little more to know it's done properly and in a cost effective manner.

I personally have used Collinson (and will continue to use them). I believe as mentioned above, the day 2 test is specifically about monitoring any variants and basing decisions based on where people have been more than anything else.