Poor service from suppliers of PCR travel tests is “an issue of national significance”, and regulators are not doing enough to police hundreds of new businesses that have moved into the market, the former competition boss Andrew Tyrie has said.
In an interview with the Guardian, Lord Tyrie, who was chairman of the Competition and Markets Authority until last year, called for a clean up of the list of PCR test providers published on the government website, which many travellers consult before buying a kit.
Tyrie said appearing on the official list has some of the characteristics of a “licence” and it should be possible to enforceminimum service standards. “It’s not beyond the wit of man to ensure that a reasonable service is available.”
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