Based on this Choose-a-Provider page, there seem to be a few cheaper day 2 tests (less than £10). This one costs £1.99 but is in Park Royal, which is an hour away by public transport in , or this one is in Battersea, London and is 45 minutes away by public transport. It seems like they get booked up fast though and have less support than the Randox one.
Basically, the government made a website but management/governance is hard, so the website has been gamed and spammed, to the degree that everything is noise.
As another datapoint, there’s no way these prices are economical.
BBC press coverage seems to have improved things but it’s not really resolved.
From 24 October fully vaccinated passengers and most under 18s arriving in England from countries not on the red list can take a cheaper lateral flow test, on or before day 2 of their arrival into the UK. These can be booked from 22 October.
Based on this Choose-a-Provider page, there seem to be a few cheaper day 2 tests (less than £10). This one costs £1.99 but is in Park Royal, which is an hour away by public transport in , or this one is in Battersea, London and is 45 minutes away by public transport. It seems like they get booked up fast though and have less support than the Randox one.
Just so you know, basically these £10 tests are not real prices, and part of a bait and switch. See:
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-58300897
Basically, the government made a website but management/governance is hard, so the website has been gamed and spammed, to the degree that everything is noise.
As another datapoint, there’s no way these prices are economical.
BBC press coverage seems to have improved things but it’s not really resolved.
Yes, this is my impression as well, based on recently having booked a day 2 test.
Also, one may want to check the reliability of the providers via rating sites (one cheap one I looked at had a terrible rating).
However, one should also note that the rules are about to change:
That’s helpful. Thanks!