Our postal testing (suitable for travel) offers you the option of ordering a COVID-19 test for you and multiple others to be delivered to your door, giving you the freedom to swab yourself at home, and then return the swab sample to our lab for PCR testing.
You can return this sample in several different ways:
- We highly recommend that you drop your sample at one of our dedicated collect and drop sites across the North of England. This ensures that your sample reaches our lab the same day that you drop (when you do so by 4pm) and receive your results the very next day by 8pm.Click here for locations of all of our dropoff sitesPlease note: Parking restrictions apply at our collect & drop sites, and you must not remain on site for any longer than 15 minutes whilst dropping off your sample.
- Post your sample back using the a tracked and guaranteed 24hour service. Please note: We have experienced a large number of postal delays for samples, and highly recommend using our collect and drop sites to return your sample the same day as you perform the swab. If your sample does not arrive at the lab in the post, it cannot be tested in time and you will not receive a certificate for travel.
The process:
- Place your order for a collect and drop at travel.livingcare.co.uk
- Submit your personal details including passport number at the time of booking
- We sent your kit out via tracked24 Royal Mail for orders placed before 12pm.
- Receive your kit the next working day
- Swab yourself in line with guidance from your country of travel
- Please follow all guidance on the included instruction leaflet taking particular care to complete the information required on the swab tube itself and also on the lab request form.
- Seal the biobag (do not include the lab request form in the biobag) then place the lab request from and biobag together in the grey return envelope.
- Return your kit (The safest option is to use one of our collect and drop sites across the North of England before 4pm daily) or use the tracked return postage label provided.
- Return your results by 8pm the next working day if you use one of our drop boxes.
Click here for locations of all of our dropoff sites
Please note: Parking restrictions apply at our collect & drop sites, and you must not remain on site for any longer than 15 minutes whilst dropping off your sample.
PCR testing is a test to determine if you currently have COVID-19, and travellers are required by several countries to provide a negative test certificate before entering. For some, this means before boarding your flight, and for others this means your accommodation will request this before you check in.
We issue a digital PDF certificate, meaning you can easily produce it when required, and our lab is accredited by the MHRA.
For all your PCR travel testing needs, LivingCare have you covered. We use our reliable lab partner, click and drop sites, as well as tracked Royal Mail delivery to ensure your testing is as easy and as smooth as possible.
