More customers can now pick up covid test from their local store

The expansion of the service, which is aimed at travellers returning to the UK and requiring tests, means that the number of convenience stores at which pre-ordered tests can be picked up has doubled from 5,000 to 10,000.

In addition, from mid-January, PayPoint will enable customers to walk into a local store and pick up a test immediately in 2,500 locations with no need to order online.

This service will be offered in partnership with major convenience retailers including Spar in Scotland and the northwest of England, as in Scotmid Co-operative stores.

Dr Peter FitzGerald, managing director at Randox said: “By drawing on our 40 years’ diagnostics experience, unparalleled testing capacity, and well-established logistics network, which now includes an extensive number of new locations from PayPoint, Randox is able to respond quickly to changing travel requirements and simplify the process of ordering Day 2 lateral flow tests.

“The availability of value for money tests that can be collected at the customer’s convenience thanks to our partnership with PayPoint means people in the UK don’t need to wait for home delivery or a walk-in clinic appointment when ordering a Covid-19 test.”