We offer 2 services:
Test to Release: As introduced on 15 December 2020 for travellers entering England to reduce their quarantine period. The latest Government guidance can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-test-to-release-for-international-travel
General Testing: Used by travellers leaving the UK to visit other countries, or companies and individuals wanting to know their COVID status.
These options are not interchangeable – if you book a general test you cannot use it to reduce your quarantine period.
Please select one of the testing options below.
Test To Release:
Sending kits to you: We are legally obliged to not dispatch your test kit until you have been in self-isolation for at least 4 days so the earliest you can receive it will be on your 5th full day https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-test-to-release-for-international-travel . We dispatch test kits Monday to Saturday using a Royal Mail 24 hour tracked service please also note that Royal Mail don’t deliver on Sundays and many postal and courier services are experiencing some delays due to COVID-19 restrictions.
Returning your sample: We provide a Royal Mail 24 hour tracked pre-paid postal bag for you to return your sample via a Priority Post box. We can’t guarantee the Royal Mail delivery service but will process the samples when they arrive in the lab in line with our testing schedule to provide your results as soon as possible. You are welcome to arrange your own courier or to deliver the sample directly to the drop boxes at the laboratory.
Exemption List:
Please note that if you have been in or transited through any of the following countries in the past 10 days before your arrival in England you will not be eligible for Test to Release:
Angola, Argentina, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Burundi
, Cape Verde
, Chile
, Colombia
, Ecuador
, Eswatini
, French Guiana
, Guyana
, Lesotho
, Malawi
, Mauritius
, Mozambique
, Namibia
, Panama
, Paraguay
, Peru
, Portugal (including Madeira and the Azores)
, Rwanda
, Seychelles
, South Africa
, Suriname
, UAE
, Uruguay
, Venezuela
, Zambia
, Zimbabwe
Not The Testing Option You Need? Please Click The Button Below To Go Back and Change your Testing Option.
If your testing option is correct please read the information in bold below and check the box to confirm.
General Testing:
Sending kits to you: We dispatch test kits Monday to Saturday using a Royal Mail 24 hour tracked service please also note that Royal Mail don’t deliver on Sundays and many postal and courier services are experiencing some delays due to COVID-19 restrictions.
Returning your sample: We provide a Royal Mail 24 hour tracked pre-paid postal bag for you to return your sample via a Priority Post box. We can’t guarantee the Royal Mail delivery service but will process the samples when they arrive in the lab in line with our testing schedule to provide your results as soon as possible. You are welcome to arrange your own courier or to deliver the sample directly to the drop boxes at the laboratory.
Not The Testing Option You Need? Please Click The Button Below To Go Back and Change your Testing Option.
If your testing option is correct please read the information in bold below and check the box to confirm.
From 15 December, international arrivals will be able to opt in to ‘Test to Release’.
The latest government guidance can be found: HERE
This will require you to provide some additional information to support our due diligence checks.
If you are testing for the 'Test To Release' scheme please select it below.
Otherwise please select 'Standard Testing'
Welcome to Axiom Laboratory COVID-19 Testing
| Date | Details |
|---|---|
| Thursday 24th December 2020 | Testing as normal |
| Friday 25th December 2020 | Closed – No Royal Mail Delivery |
| Saturday 26th December 2020 | Additional Test run for samples hand delivered to the laboratory by 09:00 |
| Sunday 27th December 2020 | Additional Test run for samples hand delivered to the laboratory by 09:00 |
| Monday 28th December 2020 | Closed – No Royal Mail Delivery |
| Tuesday 29th December 2020 | Testing as normal |
| Wednesday 30th December 2020 | Testing as normal |
| Thursday 31st December 2020 | Testing as normal |
| Friday 1st January 2021 | Closed – No Royal Mail Delivery |
| Saturday 2nd January 2021 | Testing as normal |
| Sunday 3rd January 2021 | Closed – No Royal Mail Delivery |
On the days we run testing any samples at the lab by 09:00 will be tested and reported within a maximum of 24 hours although we will continue to aim for results out on day of receipt where possible.