Off to France, so needed a 24h pre-travel Antigen test. Found these people, booked on line; guaranteed 2h turnaround
Went there, straight in, done & result came in less than 30 minutes. So why isn't it a 5*
1) Well they have lots of places all over the country & the most obvious one if you are taking the Eurotunnel is Ashford...tried to book, couldn't. Rang Customer services; answered immediately. He went off to check...its closed!?
The nearest otherwise being Southampton or Horsham...we chose the former, as we knew where the address was but of course went the day before...the idea was originally to go to Ashford in the morning and then on to the Tunnel 2 hours+ later. We had thought it best to go the day before rather than chance it the first time and go to Horsham
Clearly we could have done it at Horsham
2) you get an email with an attachment with a great big green NEGATIVE on it. You have to download an app first, enter your details etc before you go...and they use it to log you in...it also has a result, this time far more detailed and headed up Fit to Fly...with a QR code. The trouble is, the QR code would not register on TousAntiCovid...it said not the right format. We printed the 2 reports
3) On arrival at Folkestone, we sailed through to French Border Control...for the 1st time in 2 years, they asked to see...nothing at all! So no QR code read, no papers approved by them
We suppose it all works fine...they are a Government approved tester
Assuming it all does work, then would totally recommend them...will update this next month if its still a requirement and if the experience is different
PS - they have a scanner app...it reads the QR code...flashes up your photo and Green...but you can't save it or do anything with it....seemed pretty pointless read more