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Government lays down the law to more than 80 test providers

Government
Will Payne
23 August 2021

More than 80 private travel testing companies will be issued a two-strike warning and could be removed from the UK government’s website for misleading prices, the health secretary announced on Monday (23 August).

Alison Earnshaw, managing director of World Travel Holdings (WTH), said pre-departure testing remained a barrier to customers

Following a review of the pricing and service standards of the 422 day two and day eight testing providers on the official list, 82 have been identified as displaying lower prices than are available on their website at the point of checkout.

Gov.uk will be updated to reflect the true cost of the tests and companies will be warned this week that they will be removed if they advertise misleading prices again.

A total of 57 companies will be taken off the list on Monday (23 August) as they no longer exist or don’t provide day two and day eight testing.