rush to the bottom16 Oct 2021 08:44
With uk gov flagging that at the moment they'll pretty much allow any lft test to be used, don't be getting carried away with fanciful ideas of tests retailing at £20-£30 a test.
Still a week before the new policy is in place, and already someone is promoting flowflex for <£9 a pop including delivery
https://www.simplytestme.co.uk/the-test
So who will be next @£8, £7.50 ? Take out delivery, retail and distributor mark-up and these are becoming commodity items. That £4 a go that Innova are charging uk gov is good money in comparison. And once at those prices, there is no way people will be willing to pay £20 for an lft, regardless of how well its validated. If you are heading on holiday, it'll be a tick box exercise, are you going to pay £120 for 4 lfts for the family when you can tick the box for £36 ?
Apparently the savvy have figured all you really need is QR code, and with people starting to get fed up, and no checking that you actually bought / took a test, expect many to do the bare minimum.