Hello, apologies if this has already been answered but I’m trying to get it straight in my head as clearly as possible and the GOV.UK website is quite vague… Would I be compliant with the pre departure testing requirement for return to the UK in this scenario:

Take antigen test Saturday 24th July 11:15 (UTC+1)
Departure of outbound flight Saturday 24th July 14:10 (UTC+1)
Departure of inbound flight Tuesday 27th July 17:10 (UTC+2)
Arrival of inbound flight Tuesday 27th July 17:45 (UTC+1)

From the general rule “You must take the test in the 3 days before the service on which you will arrive in England departs” and with the worked example on the government webpage it would seem to be permissible.

But specifically underneath “Taking your test in the UK before travel” it says:
“If you are returning to the UK within 3 days, you can use the result of a COVID-19 test that you take in the UK before you travel. You must use a private test provider for the test and not an NHS test. The service on which you will arrive back in the UK must set off for the UK within 3 days of when you took the test.”

And I cannot help shaking the feeling that most people (checkin staff, border force included) would see this as a four day trip…