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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

If I could give this company a zero star I would, I believe they are no longer operating. Really sad to hear of many people's experience especially after mine. This company and everyone who worked wit... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very impressed from start to finish. The booking process was simple. When we arrived at the Asda Car park testing station, the woman was polite and helpful. We completed the test and received our re... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Took a drop in fit to fly PCR test for our trip with British Airways to Dubai. Test was taken at local Bristol travel agency at 14:25, with results emailed by 05:25 the following morning. I u... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I required fit to fly PCR test for my daughter I book for Asda Cardiff. I did not receive confirmation e mail but when I emailed covid19administration email address at eurofins.co.uk they quickly... See more

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  1. Diagnostic Center
  2. Medical Laboratory

About Eurofins - The Travel Testing Company

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Eurofins COVID-19 Travel Testing

COVID-19 Testing Services

We provide Covid testing services through a network of testing stations located across the UK, including drive-through, sampling stations and home testing options to meet the needs of our customers.

Travelling internationally? Be sure you have the tests you need to get where you are going and your tests booked for when you return.

Ways To Test

PCR Testing
Antigen Testing
Home/Postal Testing
Drive Through
Sampling Station

Leaving the UK? 

Fit to Fly

Returning to the UK from a non-red list country?

Day 2

Day 2 & 8


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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

If I could give this company a zero…

If I could give this company a zero star I would, I believe they are no longer operating. Really sad to hear of many people's experience especially after mine. This company and everyone who worked with it, I leave God to judge all of you, for what you put people through during the most difficult times we experienced, and knowing financially things where hard for everyone. I ended up staying in Heathrow with 3 minors, forking out £170 for hotel, £125 for a new PCR test result fast track the following day, after my flight had left, and extra £55 for food and taxi to and from airport. By the time I returned, I was told the company had folded in my area, hopefully government had something to do with it. I tried to get refund for all my extra spends with no success, even though was their fault. PLEASE PLEASE AVOID THEM

December 31, 2021
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

advised to re-test resulting in me…

advised to re-test resulting in me missing the flight
no indication why and two emails asking how to re-test and didn't receive a reply

March 24, 2022
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Reply from Eurofins - The Travel Testing Company

Hello Charlotte,

Thank you for taking the time to leave your review.

I am sorry for the issues you have faced when using Eurofins, this isn't how we would have wanted your experience to have been. I have replied to your email and I hope you find the outcome satisfactory regarding the test you had previously.

Kind regards,
Robert at Eurofins

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Location, Staff and Service

Hi,
On 25th January, I had booked with Eurofins test kit for the next day (26th January). I selected fit-to-fly but accidentally the process went through for Day 2. I saw the email and the next minute I tried to change the test type. I could change all the other parameters of the test but not the test type. I raised a help and received the email the next afternoon saying I could either cancel the test or use the test later. I had to fly so I couldn't use either of the options. I thought if I went down (Heathrow test centre), the person at the desk would be able to help me. Alternatively, I could just have booked myself a new test there because I had to get the test done anyway.
That day my car broke down, but I still thought of going ahead because I HAD to get the test done for my trip. To my surprise, the 'testing centre' was in a deserted parking lot by the highway. I was alone on that road trying to find your testing centre which is not very well located in the maps as well.
With a lot of difficulty, I found the centre. However, I was unattended for the 20 minutes I was standing there.
There was only one person working there at the moment. He was in such a hurry to shut that he was not ready to listen to the problem at all. He said my problems didn't concern him at all and it was not his job to address those problems. I said I could figure out with the previous booking but if I could book a new one for fit to fly.. Apparently, that part did not concern him at all as well. He kept running away in the middle of the conversation to attend to other people. After about 5 minutes of waiting he came back again, handed me a test kit and his job was done there. He kept asking me to rush because he wanted to wind things up and go home. I understand it is nearing the end of his shift but he could have been polite. Overall, the help and support received from both your online and in-person workers were awful. I kept waiting for him to come back to me after he had attended to other 'important' clients, he just asked me if I was done with the swab because he was getting late! I handed him the test kit back (unused) and left the place.
My way back was a 20-25 walk to Hatton Cross station alone in the most deserted roads. This is the first time in a very long time in London that I felt unsafe. I kept thinking, if someone kidnap me or did anything horrible to me no one would have ever known. And all this for what? For a test that I desperately needed but no one helped even a tiny bit for that!
I did not get my test done.
I was alone; feeling unsafe and vulnerable.

I know the next bit probably does not concern you, but I had the most disturbed rest of the evening/night. I cried myself to sleep. Not because of the test, but just for the situation I was put in to get in and out of your testing centre.

I had to rebook the test with a different company for the following day (27th January). I paid at both the places. I certainly feel that the least you could do is refund for the test that I have not used!

March 21, 2022
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Reply from Eurofins - The Travel Testing Company

Hello,

Thank you for taking the time to leave your review.

I am really sorry to see the issues you had when using Eurofins, this isn't how we would have wanted your experience to have been. I have sent an email to you regarding your issues and the next steps I have taken. I do hope you find this satisfactory.

Kind regards,
Robert at Eurofins

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Do not use

First test had a manufacturing fault, not enough liquid in the test tube, second test was lost, back to Heathrow for a third test. 240 miles travelled in total back and forth to Heathrow. Call centre really unhelpful at resolving the issue. A really stressful few days before travelling and they really didn’t care. Do not use this service.

March 15, 2022
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Reply from Eurofins - The Travel Testing Company

Good morning Fiona

Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with Eurofins. We are sorry to hear that you had to take several tests before you received your results. It is disappointing to hear you felt the contact centre were unhelpful when dealing with your enquiry.

This is certainly not the experience we expect our customers to have.

Kind regards
Jane at Eurofins

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Eurofins won't process my refund, and lied, saying that they have.

I've had numerous problems with this company. The latest one is that they sent me an email to say they were refunding two PCR tests that were incorrectly ordered. I had spoken to someone on the phone, who said she'd authorised a full refund. That was 8th Feb. I was told the refund could take 10+ days. Well I have now waited 16 days. Today, I phoned customer service, who told me to contact their covid19administration email address as they don't deal with refunds on the phone. When I did they told me the refund has been processed and there is nothing they can do but contact my bank. So, I called American Express. They have received nothing, and nothing is pending. So they told me the refund has clearly not been processed. Upon getting back in touch with Eurofins on email, they said that as far as they're concerned the refund has been processed. I've since read lots of negative reviews on the Eurofins facebook page, and it seems that this happens a lot. The problem is they still owe me over £80 and are not willing to pay this. I am disgusted! This needs to be sorted out and I would like my full refund back, as promised on 8th February 2022. It has put me off using this company as their customer service seems to do nothing.

February 24, 2022
Unprompted review
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Reply from Eurofins - The Travel Testing Company

Good Evening,
Unfortunately without any account or reference details we are unable to look into these issues in further detail. Please contact us via the contact us page on our website and we can discuss further.
https://www.traveltesting.eurofins.co.uk/contact
Kind Regards,
Sandra at Eurofins.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very easy and straight-forward…

Very easy and straight-forward experience. I arrived very early for my appointment and as there was no line-up I was taken straight away. Pretty "painless" in every way. Thank you.:)

February 22, 2022
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Reply from Eurofins - The Travel Testing Company

Hello,
Thank you for taking time to leave us a 5 Star Review. We are delighted to hear that your test was straightforward from start to finish.
Kind Regards,
Sandra at Eurofins

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent customer service

Excellent customer service - I recently tried to order 2 x Fit to Fly RAT tests and the payments went through twice, despite having appeared to fail and I received no confirmation of successful order. Despite customer service saying up to 72 hour response, I received a full refund within an hour for the double orders and a courteous email back with confirmation of my two orders

February 21, 2022
Unprompted review
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Reply from Eurofins - The Travel Testing Company

Good Morning Ben,
We are really pleased that you found that our customer service were able to offer you a 5 Star experience.
Kind Regards,
Sandra at Eurofins.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

A fast turnaround with helpful staff

It’s a shame there are so many bad reviews on here because that’s a far cry from the experience I had with Eurofins. I ordered my tests two weeks ahead of time and they arrived promptly. The test and return instructions were simple and I used one of the drop points rather than Royal Mail so that I could feel more secure that they would reach the lab in time. The drop point collections are at around 7.30pm and by 4.30 tue following morning I had my results! I had called the company in the evening to make sure they had received the tests as I was worried the couriers wouldn’t be operating due to storm Eunice. They answered the phone quickly and spent the time reassuring me that all would be well. And it was. I was nervous that I wouldn’t get my tests results back in time as that is what so many people have complained about but I can only imagine that maybe they weren’t ordered in time or perhaps using the postal return had caused delays. Who knows. The only reason I haven’t given 5 stars is that, as a UX specialist, the website could do with a little tweaking in terms of the information given as to how the process works so that people are more informed about when to order or do their tests. Maybe a timings calculator wouldn’t go amiss. I’m sure the info is there but if it’s hiding in some small print then that’s a bad customer experience. Other than that… an easy and convenient process and I would recommend.

February 19, 2022
Unprompted review
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Reply from Eurofins - The Travel Testing Company

Hello Tracey,
Thank you very much for your review of Eurofins. We are pleased that everything went exactly as it should in relation to your test and results. Our Tech team are currently looking at our website and app to make it sleeker and we will pass your suggestions over to the relevant team.
Kind Regards,
Sandra at Eurofins.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent service But WHY is Portsmouth…

Excellent service But WHY is Portsmouth Asda travel testing closing????

February 18, 2022
Unprompted review
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Reply from Eurofins - The Travel Testing Company

Hello Rob,
With regards to your comment I understand this isn't the best solution . Due to the recent government changes we have made the decision to close this site as the demand has reduced significantly As a company we need to ensure that all our services are viable and have valid reasons for staying open.
Thank you for your understanding.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Fast and convenient testing

The ease of completing the testing process was very good. The local location was helpful and the results were back when I woke the next morning.

February 18, 2022
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Reply from Eurofins - The Travel Testing Company

Hi Arthur,
Thank you for your review. We are pleased that you found our service to be straightforward from start to finish and you had a quick turnaround on your results.
Kind Regards,
Sandra at Eurofins.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I required fit to fly PCR test for my…

I required fit to fly PCR test for my daughter I book for Asda Cardiff. I did not receive confirmation e mail but when I emailed covid19administration email address at eurofins.co.uk they quickly responded with my QR code and confirmation.
Test was seamless and staff at testing centre were very friendly and professionall.
My result came through 3 am the following morning to my spam so ensure to check your email spam and had to log onto portal to get certificate. I just did forgot password put username and daughters date of birth and was provided with login activation code.
Navigate to test results and download certificate.
Would highly recommend.

February 18, 2022
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Reply from Eurofins - The Travel Testing Company

Hello Chris,
Thank you for sharing your recent experience with Eurofins. It is great that we were able to assist in ensuring that everything went as it should for your family.
Kind Regards,
Sandra at Eurofins.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

appalling

Attended Oxford centre Saturday 10am, no complaints about the service or staff. But no test result until 3.38am Monday morning, I was flying on Monday. Despite having my contact details, no-one contacted me to explain their systems had crashed. I couldn't get into the app or through the website. Saturday phones were not being answered, finally spoke to someone on Sunday who explained their problem which they'd been trying to fix since late on Friday, couldn't guarantee my result would come through. Incurred a further £120 to get a 4 hour test done, had to drive to Heathrow and pay for parking, was very stressed. My new result came back from Heathrow 2.5 hours after it was taken. Before I left I wrote an email of complaint to which I still have not had the courtesy of a response. I will follow up when I get home in March. I don't think they know what a disaster recovery plan is!

February 17, 2022
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Reply from Eurofins - The Travel Testing Company

Hello Gillian,
Thank you for highlighting this. We would like to apologise that the outage on our system has impacted your test result. Looking at your account we see that you have sent in emails and can assure you that this has been escalated to our management team.
Kind Regards,
Sandra at Eurofins.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Terrible service

Terrible service! Had to cancel and asked for a refund but they charge you £15 admin fee. Complete rip off don’t use this company

February 17, 2022
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Reply from Eurofins - The Travel Testing Company

Hello James,
Thank you for leaving us a review. The £15 admin fee is agreed at time of booking and is part of our T&C's. We are sorry to hear this is how you feel.
Regards,
Sandra at Eurofins.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

The information we received prior to…

The information we received prior to the test was not required at the test site. We were told to take our QR code. But the staff on site had no instrument to scan these. Fortunately both our cOdes we’re on our smartphone which we had with us. We also needed our smartphone to send the results and specimen code, but we’re not told this beforehand. The member of staff was extremely helpful to us.
We have paid for the return PCR Tests which we no longer need. I notified you of this before left for our holiday, and as yet havenot had a reply to my request for a refund.

February 16, 2022
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Reply from Eurofins - The Travel Testing Company

Good morning Geoffrey

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review.

We are sorry to hear of the issues you have experienced trying to receive your results. With regards to your refund, I have escalated this to be actioned, I can now see my colleague has emailed you regarding this.

Apologies for the delay in this being actioned. If you require further assistance please contact us www.traveltesting.eurofins.co.uk/contact.

Kind regards
Jane at Eurofins

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

We booked and paid for Fit to Fly…

We booked and paid for Fit to Fly test's well in advance of our March travel day, only to be advised a few weeks later that Eurofins are closing all testing sites as of 25th February!

February 16, 2022
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Reply from Eurofins - The Travel Testing Company

Hello Andy,
With regards to your comment I understand this isn't the best solution . Due to the recent government changes we have made the decision to close this site as the demand has reduced significantly As a company we need to ensure that all our services are viable and have valid reasons for staying open.
Thank you for your understanding
Jane at Eurofins.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

You cancelled our tests in Manchester…

You cancelled our tests in Manchester and we had to make alternative arrangements.
When we rebooked the tests you refunded our money... not just for the original tests but the new tests that we had just booked !
We had to rebook for a 3rd time.

We tried to cancel the Day 2 tests because it was no longer required but you still wanted to charge us for the tests.

February 16, 2022
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Reply from Eurofins - The Travel Testing Company

Hello Brian,
Thank you for highlighting this. We would like to apologise for the confusion that this would have caused. The admin fees are agreed at time of booking as part of our T&C's. If you would like to discuss this further please contact us via email replying to the thread that you have used previously.
Kind Regards,
Sandra at Eurofins.

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