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Government accused of promoting Covid travel tests at misleading prices
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The government has been accused of promoting companies offering Covid lateral flow tests for holidaymakers at misleading prices.
From Sunday, fully vaccinated people arriving in England from countries not on the government’s “red list” can take a lateral flow test instead of the more expensive PCR version.
But concerns were raised when the government published a list of firms providing tests on Friday as companies were accused of advertising “clickbait” prices but then charging more and “gaming” the website to appear first.
Test providers are listed alphabetically, with many using symbols, numbers, or a combination of both, to appear higher up the list.
The Which? travel editor, Rory Boland, said: “The PCR testing system for travel has been
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