Originally Posted by 13901

Disagree. It's not just the Grant Shapps one-man-band here, it's the DfT. Sure, previous experiences with the Department have taught me not to expect much but it's not beyond impossible to be asking some clear, precise guidance issued with decent prior warning. Here instead we've had nothing (nothing!) between March and May, then countries added to the 'quarantine' list one day for the other, the details of the test-to-release system published something like the day before they were actually to start and, in this case, a policy that 'might' start 'Wednesday or Thursday' (as per Shapps himself). I know, I know that his predecessor awarded a contract for ferries to a company with no ferries but I'd insist the bar should be a bit higher.