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Pixie5740

Browntoa said:

I've used randox , kit arrived quickly and test results within 24 Hours

Expert medical on the other hand have really awful feedback on trustpilot . Many people not getting results back , unable to contact them etc 

I'm arriving 19th December which is so close to Christmas that I'm getting really stressed about test result times.

Butts

Pixie5740 said:

Butts said:

Pixie5740 said:

Perhaps after reading the list I should go to one of the clinics in Glasgow rather than do a home test….quicker turnaround. 

I looked at the tests you can have done at Heathrow but I don’t think they’d work for me. I arrive in T3 and then then have to get to T5 for the flight up to Glasgow. The Express Test clinics are at T3 Forecourt, which I’m assuming is land side, and T5 arrivals but I’m not arriving, I’m departing. 

I was at Terminal 3 Yesterday on my way to Albania and saw the Testing facilities which are indeed out on the concourse at the front of the terminal, Had mega queues !! I landed from EDI in T5 and got the tube to T3 for my Tirana Flight.

Regarding T5 it's easy to get from Arrivals to Departures where the testing is. If you are arriving at T3 and transferring to T5 just go out and get the Tube assuming you have enough time, that gives you the choice of T3 or T5.

My test has been delivered by Chronomics today, ready to take when I get back on Monday.

@Butts it's not so much the T3 to T5 I'm worried about, I've gone from one terminal to another in Heathrow before.  It's more that if the testing facility is at T5 arrivals and I'm getting to T5 from T3 staying on airside will I be able access the test facility at T5?  Would I need to go through security again?  Although I'm changing terminal it is the one flight booking with Qantas and BA to get my from Perth to Glasgow via Darwin and London.

Flight is scheduled to arrive at T3 06:20 and the next flight departs T5 at 11:30.  That's just over 5 hours.

I assume your bag will be checked through to Glasgow ?

You don't have to remain Airside and are quite at liberty to leave T3 and take the Heathrow Express / Tube to T5.

Yes you would have to go through Security again but with 5 hours this is more than enough time to take a Test in T3 or T5.

Lot's of smokers like me do a "self transfer" in order to have a puff between flights.

Pixie5740

Butts said:

Pixie5740 said:

Butts said:

Pixie5740 said:

Perhaps after reading the list I should go to one of the clinics in Glasgow rather than do a home test….quicker turnaround. 

I looked at the tests you can have done at Heathrow but I don’t think they’d work for me. I arrive in T3 and then then have to get to T5 for the flight up to Glasgow. The Express Test clinics are at T3 Forecourt, which I’m assuming is land side, and T5 arrivals but I’m not arriving, I’m departing. 

I was at Terminal 3 Yesterday on my way to Albania and saw the Testing facilities which are indeed out on the concourse at the front of the terminal, Had mega queues !! I landed from EDI in T5 and got the tube to T3 for my Tirana Flight.

Regarding T5 it's easy to get from Arrivals to Departures where the testing is. If you are arriving at T3 and transferring to T5 just go out and get the Tube assuming you have enough time, that gives you the choice of T3 or T5.

My test has been delivered by Chronomics today, ready to take when I get back on Monday.

@Butts it's not so much the T3 to T5 I'm worried about, I've gone from one terminal to another in Heathrow before.  It's more that if the testing facility is at T5 arrivals and I'm getting to T5 from T3 staying on airside will I be able access the test facility at T5?  Would I need to go through security again?  Although I'm changing terminal it is the one flight booking with Qantas and BA to get my from Perth to Glasgow via Darwin and London.

Flight is scheduled to arrive at T3 06:20 and the next flight departs T5 at 11:30.  That's just over 5 hours.

I assume your bag will be checked through to Glasgow ?

You don't have to remain Airside and are quite at liberty to leave T3 and take the Heathrow Express / Tube to T5.

Yes you would have to go through Security again but with 5 hours this is more than enough time to take a Test in T3 or T5.

Lot's of smokers like me do a "self transfer" in order to have a puff between flights.

Yes, my bags will be checked through to Glasgow so all I'll have is my hand luggage.  I'm flying business class (I'm not paying) so hopefully that means shorter queues at security.  I hadn't really thought about going airside to landside and back again with connecting flights except for that one jet lagged time at Paris CDG on my way back from Vietnam.

5 hours is plenty of time to go and have some swabs rammed up my nostrils and if nothing else it will keep me awake.  Thanks for your help.

Butts

Pixie5740 said:

Butts said:

Pixie5740 said:

Butts said:

Pixie5740 said:

Perhaps after reading the list I should go to one of the clinics in Glasgow rather than do a home test….quicker turnaround. 

I looked at the tests you can have done at Heathrow but I don’t think they’d work for me. I arrive in T3 and then then have to get to T5 for the flight up to Glasgow. The Express Test clinics are at T3 Forecourt, which I’m assuming is land side, and T5 arrivals but I’m not arriving, I’m departing. 

I was at Terminal 3 Yesterday on my way to Albania and saw the Testing facilities which are indeed out on the concourse at the front of the terminal, Had mega queues !! I landed from EDI in T5 and got the tube to T3 for my Tirana Flight.

Regarding T5 it's easy to get from Arrivals to Departures where the testing is. If you are arriving at T3 and transferring to T5 just go out and get the Tube assuming you have enough time, that gives you the choice of T3 or T5.

My test has been delivered by Chronomics today, ready to take when I get back on Monday.

@Butts it's not so much the T3 to T5 I'm worried about, I've gone from one terminal to another in Heathrow before.  It's more that if the testing facility is at T5 arrivals and I'm getting to T5 from T3 staying on airside will I be able access the test facility at T5?  Would I need to go through security again?  Although I'm changing terminal it is the one flight booking with Qantas and BA to get my from Perth to Glasgow via Darwin and London.

Flight is scheduled to arrive at T3 06:20 and the next flight departs T5 at 11:30.  That's just over 5 hours.

I assume your bag will be checked through to Glasgow ?

You don't have to remain Airside and are quite at liberty to leave T3 and take the Heathrow Express / Tube to T5.

Yes you would have to go through Security again but with 5 hours this is more than enough time to take a Test in T3 or T5.

Lot's of smokers like me do a "self transfer" in order to have a puff between flights.

Yes, my bags will be checked through to Glasgow so all I'll have is my hand luggage.  I'm flying business class (I'm not paying) so hopefully that means shorter queues at security.  I hadn't really thought about going airside to landside and back again with connecting flights except for that one jet lagged time at Paris CDG on my way back from Vietnam.

5 hours is plenty of time to go and have some swabs rammed up my nostrils and if nothing else it will keep me awake.  Thanks for your help.

Fastrack Security is currently closed at T5, though strangely it was open in T3.

Queues are not to onerous though !!

Pixie5740

Butts said:

Pixie5740 said:

Butts said:

Pixie5740 said:

Butts said:

Pixie5740 said:

Perhaps after reading the list I should go to one of the clinics in Glasgow rather than do a home test….quicker turnaround. 

I looked at the tests you can have done at Heathrow but I don’t think they’d work for me. I arrive in T3 and then then have to get to T5 for the flight up to Glasgow. The Express Test clinics are at T3 Forecourt, which I’m assuming is land side, and T5 arrivals but I’m not arriving, I’m departing. 

I was at Terminal 3 Yesterday on my way to Albania and saw the Testing facilities which are indeed out on the concourse at the front of the terminal, Had mega queues !! I landed from EDI in T5 and got the tube to T3 for my Tirana Flight.

Regarding T5 it's easy to get from Arrivals to Departures where the testing is. If you are arriving at T3 and transferring to T5 just go out and get the Tube assuming you have enough time, that gives you the choice of T3 or T5.

My test has been delivered by Chronomics today, ready to take when I get back on Monday.

@Butts it's not so much the T3 to T5 I'm worried about, I've gone from one terminal to another in Heathrow before.  It's more that if the testing facility is at T5 arrivals and I'm getting to T5 from T3 staying on airside will I be able access the test facility at T5?  Would I need to go through security again?  Although I'm changing terminal it is the one flight booking with Qantas and BA to get my from Perth to Glasgow via Darwin and London.

Flight is scheduled to arrive at T3 06:20 and the next flight departs T5 at 11:30.  That's just over 5 hours.

I assume your bag will be checked through to Glasgow ?

You don't have to remain Airside and are quite at liberty to leave T3 and take the Heathrow Express / Tube to T5.

Yes you would have to go through Security again but with 5 hours this is more than enough time to take a Test in T3 or T5.

Lot's of smokers like me do a "self transfer" in order to have a puff between flights.

Yes, my bags will be checked through to Glasgow so all I'll have is my hand luggage.  I'm flying business class (I'm not paying) so hopefully that means shorter queues at security.  I hadn't really thought about going airside to landside and back again with connecting flights except for that one jet lagged time at Paris CDG on my way back from Vietnam.

5 hours is plenty of time to go and have some swabs rammed up my nostrils and if nothing else it will keep me awake.  Thanks for your help.

Fastrack Security is currently closed at T5, though strangely it was open in T3.

Queues are not to onerous though !!

The T5 test is out.  I went to book it last night and there is nothing in the morning at all.  Back to the drawing board!

Butts

Pixie5740 said:

Butts said:

Pixie5740 said:

Butts said:

Pixie5740 said:

Butts said:

Pixie5740 said:

Perhaps after reading the list I should go to one of the clinics in Glasgow rather than do a home test….quicker turnaround. 

I looked at the tests you can have done at Heathrow but I don’t think they’d work for me. I arrive in T3 and then then have to get to T5 for the flight up to Glasgow. The Express Test clinics are at T3 Forecourt, which I’m assuming is land side, and T5 arrivals but I’m not arriving, I’m departing. 

I was at Terminal 3 Yesterday on my way to Albania and saw the Testing facilities which are indeed out on the concourse at the front of the terminal, Had mega queues !! I landed from EDI in T5 and got the tube to T3 for my Tirana Flight.

Regarding T5 it's easy to get from Arrivals to Departures where the testing is. If you are arriving at T3 and transferring to T5 just go out and get the Tube assuming you have enough time, that gives you the choice of T3 or T5.

My test has been delivered by Chronomics today, ready to take when I get back on Monday.

@Butts it's not so much the T3 to T5 I'm worried about, I've gone from one terminal to another in Heathrow before.  It's more that if the testing facility is at T5 arrivals and I'm getting to T5 from T3 staying on airside will I be able access the test facility at T5?  Would I need to go through security again?  Although I'm changing terminal it is the one flight booking with Qantas and BA to get my from Perth to Glasgow via Darwin and London.

Flight is scheduled to arrive at T3 06:20 and the next flight departs T5 at 11:30.  That's just over 5 hours.

I assume your bag will be checked through to Glasgow ?

You don't have to remain Airside and are quite at liberty to leave T3 and take the Heathrow Express / Tube to T5.

Yes you would have to go through Security again but with 5 hours this is more than enough time to take a Test in T3 or T5.

Lot's of smokers like me do a "self transfer" in order to have a puff between flights.

Yes, my bags will be checked through to Glasgow so all I'll have is my hand luggage.  I'm flying business class (I'm not paying) so hopefully that means shorter queues at security.  I hadn't really thought about going airside to landside and back again with connecting flights except for that one jet lagged time at Paris CDG on my way back from Vietnam.

5 hours is plenty of time to go and have some swabs rammed up my nostrils and if nothing else it will keep me awake.  Thanks for your help.

Fastrack Security is currently closed at T5, though strangely it was open in T3.

Queues are not to onerous though !!

The T5 test is out.  I went to book it last night and there is nothing in the morning at all.  Back to the drawing board!

Terminal 3 ?

By the way Fastrack Security open at T5 this morning !!

Pixie5740

Butts said:

Pixie5740 said:

Butts said:

Pixie5740 said:

Butts said:

Pixie5740 said:

Butts said:

Pixie5740 said:

Perhaps after reading the list I should go to one of the clinics in Glasgow rather than do a home test….quicker turnaround. 

I looked at the tests you can have done at Heathrow but I don’t think they’d work for me. I arrive in T3 and then then have to get to T5 for the flight up to Glasgow. The Express Test clinics are at T3 Forecourt, which I’m assuming is land side, and T5 arrivals but I’m not arriving, I’m departing. 

I was at Terminal 3 Yesterday on my way to Albania and saw the Testing facilities which are indeed out on the concourse at the front of the terminal, Had mega queues !! I landed from EDI in T5 and got the tube to T3 for my Tirana Flight.

Regarding T5 it's easy to get from Arrivals to Departures where the testing is. If you are arriving at T3 and transferring to T5 just go out and get the Tube assuming you have enough time, that gives you the choice of T3 or T5.

My test has been delivered by Chronomics today, ready to take when I get back on Monday.

@Butts it's not so much the T3 to T5 I'm worried about, I've gone from one terminal to another in Heathrow before.  It's more that if the testing facility is at T5 arrivals and I'm getting to T5 from T3 staying on airside will I be able access the test facility at T5?  Would I need to go through security again?  Although I'm changing terminal it is the one flight booking with Qantas and BA to get my from Perth to Glasgow via Darwin and London.

Flight is scheduled to arrive at T3 06:20 and the next flight departs T5 at 11:30.  That's just over 5 hours.

I assume your bag will be checked through to Glasgow ?

You don't have to remain Airside and are quite at liberty to leave T3 and take the Heathrow Express / Tube to T5.

Yes you would have to go through Security again but with 5 hours this is more than enough time to take a Test in T3 or T5.

Lot's of smokers like me do a "self transfer" in order to have a puff between flights.

Yes, my bags will be checked through to Glasgow so all I'll have is my hand luggage.  I'm flying business class (I'm not paying) so hopefully that means shorter queues at security.  I hadn't really thought about going airside to landside and back again with connecting flights except for that one jet lagged time at Paris CDG on my way back from Vietnam.

5 hours is plenty of time to go and have some swabs rammed up my nostrils and if nothing else it will keep me awake.  Thanks for your help.

Fastrack Security is currently closed at T5, though strangely it was open in T3.

Queues are not to onerous though !!

The T5 test is out.  I went to book it last night and there is nothing in the morning at all.  Back to the drawing board!

Terminal 3 ?

By the way Fastrack Security open at T5 this morning !!

Nothing until 16:30 at T3. It’s a shame T5 departures only has the 3 hour Fit to Fly PCR. 

Butts

I've just had a good service from Chronomics.

Took the PCR test at home yesterday morning and posted it straight away in a Royal Mail Priority Mailbox.

They received the test today and I had the Negative result back this afternoon by e-mail.

Slightly suspicious it was received in the Lab at 1537 and the results issued at 1620.

They must have some red hot kit at that Laboratory in Liverpool or ???????????

techno12

I recommend Randox - this is the 2nd time I've used them.

Posted last night in my local dropbox, and got result just now 22hrs later. The box was almost full so I probably timed it right and they were collected shortly after.

Thankfully negative (I had covid a couple of weeks ago, and apparently you're not meant to take a PCR within 90 days of testing positive as they can amplify any residuals and give a false positive. But the travel rules are the travel rules...)

silvercar

Pixie5740 said:

Butts said:

Pixie5740 said:

Butts said:

Pixie5740 said:

Butts said:

Pixie5740 said:

Perhaps after reading the list I should go to one of the clinics in Glasgow rather than do a home test….quicker turnaround. 

I looked at the tests you can have done at Heathrow but I don’t think they’d work for me. I arrive in T3 and then then have to get to T5 for the flight up to Glasgow. The Express Test clinics are at T3 Forecourt, which I’m assuming is land side, and T5 arrivals but I’m not arriving, I’m departing. 

I was at Terminal 3 Yesterday on my way to Albania and saw the Testing facilities which are indeed out on the concourse at the front of the terminal, Had mega queues !! I landed from EDI in T5 and got the tube to T3 for my Tirana Flight.

Regarding T5 it's easy to get from Arrivals to Departures where the testing is. If you are arriving at T3 and transferring to T5 just go out and get the Tube assuming you have enough time, that gives you the choice of T3 or T5.

My test has been delivered by Chronomics today, ready to take when I get back on Monday.

@Butts it's not so much the T3 to T5 I'm worried about, I've gone from one terminal to another in Heathrow before.  It's more that if the testing facility is at T5 arrivals and I'm getting to T5 from T3 staying on airside will I be able access the test facility at T5?  Would I need to go through security again?  Although I'm changing terminal it is the one flight booking with Qantas and BA to get my from Perth to Glasgow via Darwin and London.

Flight is scheduled to arrive at T3 06:20 and the next flight departs T5 at 11:30.  That's just over 5 hours.

I assume your bag will be checked through to Glasgow ?

You don't have to remain Airside and are quite at liberty to leave T3 and take the Heathrow Express / Tube to T5.

Yes you would have to go through Security again but with 5 hours this is more than enough time to take a Test in T3 or T5.

Lot's of smokers like me do a "self transfer" in order to have a puff between flights.

Yes, my bags will be checked through to Glasgow so all I'll have is my hand luggage.  I'm flying business class (I'm not paying) so hopefully that means shorter queues at security.  I hadn't really thought about going airside to landside and back again with connecting flights except for that one jet lagged time at Paris CDG on my way back from Vietnam.

5 hours is plenty of time to go and have some swabs rammed up my nostrils and if nothing else it will keep me awake.  Thanks for your help.

Fastrack Security is currently closed at T5, though strangely it was open in T3.

Queues are not to onerous though !!

The T5 test is out.  I went to book it last night and there is nothing in the morning at all.  Back to the drawing board!

Sofitel hotel at T5 also has fast testing provided by Halo.