How long does it take to get results from a postal test?

[Rainallnight]

I sent mine off on Wednesday and nothing yet. I’m a bit worried I’ve got lost in the post or something.

Sorry, that’s a postal Covid test!

Dd has a postal test for a study and on the leaflet it says 5 days

I sent mine in post on Monday (5pm), results back around 8pm on the Wednesday.

Hm, that’s nice and quick. I’d have got mine yesterday on those timings.

Sorry I've just redouble checked and it says results within a week not

DS (2) got hold of my phone yesterday and when he took it back, he’d been in my text messages. I’m worried he deleted a result

When I took it back

Have you had an email with them on? I seem to get email and texts with the same info

Just waiting for the courier to collect hers, she's only 5 so didn't managed to do the throat swab for much for than 6 seconds so hope it's enough

As hers is for the study I didn't feel it was right I upset her and keep going as if she did get symptoms in the future she'll be so much more nervous for the test

I got mine after about 48 hours but it was just before all the areas increased quickly and the issues with lack of tests started
I’d assume your delay is down to volume
Good luck with your result 🍀

Oh and I got text and email

Is there a way to see which lab it's going to? Hers doesn't have an address on the label

Hm, I don’t remember about mine, whether it had an address or not

Mine took 6 days. Took the test Thursday evening. Posted Friday, they received the test Saturday got the results on the early hours of Wednesday am.

That’s quite a while. Big variation here. I guess as PP said maybe I’ve been caught up in the bigger volumes now.

I’ve just been genuinely worried DS deleted the text and I’ll be left in limbo for ever!

@Rainallnight

That’s quite a while. Big variation here. I guess as PP said maybe I’ve been caught up in the bigger volumes now.

I’ve just been genuinely worried DS deleted the text and I’ll be left in limbo for ever!

Ring 119 maybe and see if they can help you.

@Rainallnight did you not have to put an email address in to book the postal test? I did, check your old emails. I got result but both text and email.

Posted Saturday morning, got email and text with results late Tuesday evening.

Yes, I put me email address in. Good point.

my email address. What’s WRONG with me today?

Got a text AND an email. Negative. Thanks for the support, folks