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Yes it was a walk in, sorry. So that sounds like the grey bags would already have been allocated to us?
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Wouldn't think so. The test bags are all the same so there's no reason to tag them as being assigned to an individual.
I'd expect they're just scanning the grey bags so they know that those specific bags are now "out" and awaiting coming back in sometime. It's more stock control than anything else.
It should all become a bit clearer how it works when you've done the tests and entered the appropriate info into the gov.uk website.
[EDIT] If it was a walk in test and you had the tests done there then I can't tell what's going on from your description of events. I'm sure they would have associated the test barcodes with your individual details somehow.
Greenbank
When you send things off you have to enter the barcodes on the test and the mailing box (assuming you're posting them back) in to a gov.uk website. That way they'll know which test is for who.
(Or am I misreading it and you did the tests there and then?)
[EDIT] The scanning of the barcodes on the grey bags is just so they can track that these test packs have been collected. They probably won't know by who, only that they should no longer be present in some stock somewhere. The scanning of your barcodes is just to fill in the records on the system to acknowledge that you have been in to collect a test kit as expected. At this stage the individual test kits won't be allocated to you or your partner specifically. That bit comes when you do the tests and enter the info on the gov.uk website.