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It’s a bit cheaper than that but not much. Here’s an example from one firm, there are many more but this sets it out well for @Dammit
£164 for day 2 and 8 tests.
£98 for test to release after day 5 but you still need to do day 8 test.
Plus whatever it costs in France to get tested before your return. So ballpark £500 a pop coming back plus any tests you need to get into France.
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Interesting, thanks. Hadn't crossed my mind that there would be test package deals!
There's only one thing that doesn't sit right with me about these new travel rules. Its nothing to do with the fact that the requirements for Amber countries are so onerous. I'm more amazed that the government are happy to waive quarantine and testing for the green countries! Surely all international travel should have a test to release quarantine attached? By not doing so, they sure are putting a lot of faith in people's honesty and the effectiveness of testing and genomic testing in other countries.
Its not like the UK was particularly quick to identify the new variant that came out of Spain last summer...
Just did some more reading into this @Dammit. Its more complicated than I thought.
If you go to France you need to do the following:
-Take a Covid test in France before you travel back to England. Quarantine in France if you fail.
-Book a private Covid test for day 2 and day 8 of your UK quarantine before you leave France.
-In addition, if you want to "test to release", you must book a third covid test for day 5 while you are still in France.
So thats four covid tests at ~£200 a pop per person that you need to book. £800. Its not clear if you can cancel the day 8 one if you pass your day 5 "test to release" one.
In other words, its a little bit onerous and expensive.