An hour or even an hour and a half drive for a corona test. At busy times, the appointment website coronatest.nl only shows test locations far from home. Sometimes you can get closer with a clever trick.
Anyone with complaints can be tested for the coronavirus and make an appointment on the website coronatest.nl. Based on your zip code, the website shows some locations and times where you can go as soon as possible. Exactly the latter is why you sometimes only see test streets far away. The system is designed to make an appointment as quickly as possible and not to show the nearest location.
The solution to being tested closer to home is simple: just try again. That means logging in all over again with your DigiD. Try that after ten minutes, or after an hour. You can do it as many times as you want and you will probably see that the website shows other test lanes. Also, are you trying to make an appointment in the morning? Then it pays to try again in the afternoon, because most people try to make an appointment in the morning.
Sources: RTL News
