It is law. You can't travel out of the UK or back to the UK without showing a negative PCR test within 72 hours of travelling. Then you have to take a test on Day 2 (you get a phone call to remind you) and Day 8 (another phone call). You can opt in to 'test to release' on day 5, but its a scam because you still have to test on day 8. If you do and test positive, it's another 10 day quarantine, so it's best not to risk it.
Although, i tested negative on day 2, i still had to quarantine for another 8 days. Makes no fucking sense.
I agree 100%. Voluntary testing is arsing things up. What's funny, is that you cannot use lateral flow tests to travel, as they aren't accurate enough. YET the government uses results from LFT to dictate lockdowns. Fucking wankers.
That's strange. The country i travelled to and from went on the green list on Monday but i still have to/had to do 10 days of quarantine. I'm glad you escaped it, because baking my balls of in the heat when i could be drowning at the local lake is no fun.
I get ya. They do love sticking that swab up there. cunts.