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Randox Partnership for Covid Testing
Selective Travel Management have partnered with Randox to make COVID-19 testing easier for clients who wish to travel to and from the UK
If you intend to travel and require a COVID-19 test, it costs £99 and can be booked by Selective Travel Management at the point of booking or after to save you any hassle.
Randox have a total of 5 test sites in the UK:
NI
- Randox Health - Holywood (2 Redburn Square | BT18 9HZ)
- Randox Health - Crumlin (15 Mill Road | BT29 4XL)
- Randox Travel Centre - Belfast International Airport (200 Airport Rd | BT29 4ZY)
England
- Randox Health - London (Finsbury House, 23 Finsbury Circus | EC2M 7EA)
- Randox Health - Liverpool (25-25 Tithebarn Street, Exchange Station | L2 2QP)
How do I know if I need a COVID-19 PCR test to travel?
If travelling from the UK, you can check the entry requirements for your destination here. The EU have introduced a new traffic light system that requires pre-flight testing for individuals departing from several ‘red list’ countries. You can view the latest travel restrictions here.
Due to the constantly changing global environment entry requirements are subject to change, so keep checking in the weeks and days leading up to your trip.
Click here for Common FAQ’s regarding Randox testing
Latest Travel Requirements
England, Scotland & Wales
As of 4am on the 18th January you must have proof of a negative coronavirus (COVID-19) test to travel to England or Scotland from abroad. It is essential that the test is taken up to 72 hours before arrival. If you arrive without a test result, you could receive a £500 fine.
You must take a test even if:
- you are a UK citizen
- you are coming from a country on the travel corridors list
People arriving from countries not on the government's travel corridors list will still have to self-isolate for 10 days even when they produce a negative COVID-19 test.
Exemptions
You don’t need to take a test if you began your journey to England, Scotland or Wales from:
- Ireland
- Northern Ireland
- The Isle of Man
- Jersey
- Guernsey
- Ascension
- Falkland Islands
- St Helena
More information on exemptions can be found here.
Northern Ireland
Passengers arriving from outside the UK and the Republic of Ireland are required to take a COVID-19 test up to 72 hours before departure and must produce proof of a negative result from 21st January. Fines of up to £500 will be issued to non-compliant passengers.
More information can be found here.
Republic of Ireland
This move has already been agreed in the Republic of Ireland as passengers arriving there will be subject to the new rules from 16th January. Negative tests 72 hours prior to arrival are already a requirement for all passengers arriving into the Republic of Ireland, including those travelling from Great Britain and South Africa.
More information can be found here.
If you would like to have your Business Travel Simplified, then speak with a member of our team on (028) 9038 9007 or email hello@selective-travel.co.uk