British holidaymakers have complained of missing return flights because of long delays by a Government-approved Covid test provider. Various Government departments have attempted to pass the buck for resolving the matter, with the Department of Health concluding that the provider will be removed from the Government’s website if it continues failing to meet certain standards. The Sun has the story.
Qured promises users a “fit-to-fly” certificate within 30 to 40 minutes of receiving a negative test done via a video call.
But customers tell of hours of delays, making them miss return flights.
Others have complained that the firm’s £39 test kits were not delivered to their homes on time before they were due to fly out – meaning they could not leave.
One said of trying to get home: “Almost 24 hours later and no fit-to-fly certificate, despite a negative result in 20 minutes.”
The holidaymaker takes the test while on a video call to Qured and emails a picture of the result.
Confirmation is due back in the form of an official medical certificate, meaning they are fit to fly…
Qured said: “While the timings of delivery and results are generally accurate, they are subject to change due to circumstances out of our control.”
The Foreign Office said it was an issue for the Department for Transport.
The Department for Transport said it was an issue for the Department of Health.
The Department of Health said: “If a provider is failing to meet required standards, they get a five-day warning and are then removed from the gov.uk list.”
Qured is rated 2.4 out of five on Google Reviews and has received a good deal of criticism in recent days. One user commented on Friday: “I [am] deeply distressed and concerned. I did my online Covid test at 2:15 today (Friday) to enable me to return back to the U.K. on Saturday. I have not had my results back (this was now over 10 hours ago). My account does not show that the test has been undertaken let alone provide me with the ability to download my certificate to fly. Without this, I cannot book into my flight and am at risk of missing my flight altogether.” Another said: “If they can’t handle the volume of tests then they shouldn’t book so many appointments. This is really not acceptable.” Similar reviews can be found on Trustpilot, despite the firm having an average rating of 3.4 out of five.
The Government’s list of Covid test providers – which still features this firm – was last updated on May 28th.
The Sun report is worth reading in full.
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Another dictatorship inspired fuck up
Time to stop tests on healthy people. PCR lateral flow tests not designed for mass testing. All this does is provide continued funding for government cronies and CCP.
That’s a big part of the problem. Too many people have a vested interest to keep the hysteria going. I’m sick to death of gullible idiots sucking it up.
“PCR lateral flow tests”
There’s no such thing….
I think we all know what alw means.
‘All this does is provide continued funding for government cronies and CCP.’ Hence why it won’t be stopped any time soon.
Testing for travel mess is simply to make travel more expensive and more difficult to put people off traveling and kill off the travel industry. Watch them shift countries from green to amber at a moment’s notice to further mess things up for those trying to take a holiday for the same reason.
Just further proof of the dangers of being naive about the double dangers caused by technological solutions to non-existent problems.
Nothing. Ever. Changes.
Other people, spending
Other people’s money on what
Other people tell them are
Other people’s problems.
Recipe for disaster.
You would a think that this government would think before it acts wouldn’t you ? I mean, it surrounds itself with special advisors, aids and experts who are on phenominal salaries to give their special advice on matters such as these and still they get it wrong – but not just simply wrong but confidently wrong too.
“The problem with the world is that the intelligent people are full of doubt, while the stupid people are full of confidence.” —Charles Bukowski.
Its foreseeable fiascos like this that you then begin to realise just why we are are in mess we are in right now.
Indeed. Religion is a culture of faith, whereas science is a culture of doubt. You can be sure that when “all the experts agree”, it must be wrong.
Indeed, and the new religion, Covidianity, seems to have far more adherents than other formerly mainstream religions. Its followers are proud to wear The Mask as a sign of their faith and are immune to the logical arguments of non-believers.
As the booster vaccinations are released to deal with each new ‘variant’ there will be regular attendance at the great citadels to The Science where true believers will utter the mantras of no adverse reaction or allergies whilst the celebrants stick needles in their arms and send them forth with the words “go forth in sure and certain knowledge that thou shalt not be infected, for the time being”.
Can we burn Covidians at the stake or may be feed them to lions? I’m in favour then they can be the martyrs that they think they are and I can go to the pub without hassle for not wearing a mask.