Booked for test tomorrow but have to arrive by car

[MostIneptThatEverStepped]

...and I don't have one.

Has this happened to anyone?
I'm booked for a Colonoscopy next week and have to have a test beforehand. Now that I'm looking closely at the instructions I see that you can't arrive on foot or by taxi.

What do I do? 🤷🏻‍♀️

Cycle?

Although that may not be comfortable for the return. You poor thing 😬

Cancel and rebook a home test.

@mooncakes I dont think you can really do a colonoscopy as a home test. OP speak to your GP or the hospital before cancelling about possible options

@missbipolar
The OP is on about needing a covid test prior to the colonoscopy rather than needing to arrive by car for that procedure.

I assume OP means she has to have a covid test tomorrow ahead of her colonoscopy next week!

OP can anyone take you?

Home test or walk through test centre?

Have you been told you have to have your test at a specific place? If so, I would phone the hospital, explain that you don't have a car, and ask them what you should do.

No one who can take me, not sure I can just book another test if I don't have symptoms?

Trouble is I can't call the hospital because the scheduling team is only phoneable 9-5 Mon-Fri.

Lots of people at our hospital test centre in taxis for pre-procedure tests. Both in masks and passenger as far away from the driver as possible (back left seat).

There is a separate form for booking a hospital requested test, the link is on the main test booking page. Good luck op

I've been told by someone at a test center to use a taxi

When's your hospital appointment? Is it's going to be tight just book a normal covid test at a walk through, no one checks what symptoms you have (because half the time they've gone by time you test!)

They really won't let you get a taxi? My mum got a taxi to the hospital for her presurgery covid test.