concerns the travel industry. an added layer of cost for travellers. what is the price involved in these new tests and will be more expensive than a regular pcr test? test costs have been rising because one of the problems is that there has not been much regulation or oversight by the government of the test providers. they have clamped down a little bit since summer in reducing cost but there is no guarantee that test providers have listened and brought down their cost across the board. sadly, as the government says, there are still wild west tactics and place it with some providers who simply have not reduced the cost and it is a major failing of the government that they have not introduced a regulator to oversee these costs. for have not introduced a regulator to oversee these costs.- to oversee these costs. for a family of to oversee these costs. for a family of four to oversee these costs. for a family of four you to oversee these costs. for a family of four you could - to ove
the nhs test and trace service. do you think the government is going to give way on that? i you think the government is going to give way on that? give way on that? i think it s a really important give way on that? i think it s a really important point. - give way on that? i think it s a really important point. we - give way on that? i think it s aj really important point. we are give way on that? i think it s a - really important point. we are now in a position where travellers have started to travel again, they were using the antigen tests, the slightly cheaper test. pcr test, unfortunately, you have to rely on a private test provider and experience to date has not been favourable in the main so test results coming back late. if the government ambition and objective is to ensure we can genomic sequence of the pcr test, the best capability of being able to do that in a timely manner is through the nhs so we are really urging the government to ensure they can open this facility up t
that it organization vaccine, means thatitis organization vaccine, means that it is still effectively a travel tax on your travels, you are still having to pay something, and if you are a family of four it is still well over £100 for a trip that you might be taking to see granny or a business trip, even. might be taking to see granny ora business trip, even. so might be taking to see granny or a business trip, even. so it is still a long way from the days where we were before the pandemic began. days where we were before the pandemic began. what is to stop the rice pandemic began. what is to stop the price of pandemic began. what is to stop the price of these pandemic began. what is to stop the price of these lateral - pandemic began. what is to stop the price of these lateral flow- the price of these lateral flow tests from creeping up? it might be £100 today, but it could be £200 tomorrow, but as the ceiling on it? fit, could be £200 tomorrow, but as the ceiling on it? the
but there is a risk the country turn red while you re away. that happened to mexico three weeks ago leading to a scramble for flights home. spain, italy, greece, france and portugal are all amber. green places are the safest for travel. malta and germany are on the list. but as with amber destinations you will still have to pay for tests before you leave and when you get back. the government this week issued a warning to some of the cowboy test providers. they re accused of charging too much, and failing to deliver tests in time. lots of places including australia and the us are still off limits. they re still not allowing uk nationals to visit. no matter what list 0ur government puts those countries on. so travel as normal still clearly a long way off but what changes could we see today? we caught up with travel
the government lists companies with the cheapest at the top, but some firms have advertised tests at lower prices, only to charge more at checkout, or the tests aren t available at all. today, the government has said that 82 test providers will be given a warning about misleading pricing and could be removed altogether. 57 have already been removed from the list because they no longer exist or don t provide relevant testing services. some testing companies hope this will help the industry s reputation. over the last weeks, companies in the space, the industry, has received a bad reputation, not because of everybody, just from a select few, so now that those select few are removed, we think that, you know, the industry can now show its capability, focusing on quality of service as well as obviously trying to reduce the price at the same time. this provider has done over a million tests, and it s pleased to say it hasn t been getting a warning. this is where the pcr tests are first proce