10 days (or less depending on date of contact) isolation is advisory - not compulsory

So depending on the contact you had that caused the ping maybe you spent 10 days at home thinking you legally had to isolate when that wasn't the case (though clearly you did the right thing).

However, if there is a more direct contact such as a family member going down with the virus then quite likely Test and Trace will contact you and then the 10 days isolation does become a legal thing with potentially a 1K fine if breached.

Posted By: Saucerer on July 17th 2021 at 21:20:39

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This has to stop or be modified before august (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Jul 17, 15:30:16
- Quarantining now and it’s a joke (General Chat) - matgore, Jul 17, 20:02:21
- Pinged last week. 4 days earlier was in a pub and group of younguns seated circa 8 ft away (General Chat) - Saucerer, Jul 17, 17:29:59
  - I thought the advice was to get tested if the app alerts you (General Chat) - seminated_woolly, Jul 17, 18:49:47
    - Nah, 10 days isolation (General Chat) - Old Man, Jul 17, 20:39:13
      - 10 days (or less depending on date of contact) isolation is advisory - not compulsory (General Chat) - Saucerer, Jul 17, 21:20:39
      - App or T&T? (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jul 17, 20:49:36
        
        App (General Chat) - Old Man, Jul 17, 21:55:41
      - Strange, I had a message from the app saying to get a test (n/m) (General Chat) - seminated_woolly, Jul 17, 20:47:13
    - That’s from next month (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jul 17, 18:59:45
  - Just turn Bluetooth off, simple (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Jul 17, 18:01:46
  - You can’t ignore the NHS app (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Jul 17, 17:45:05
    - Yes you can (General Chat) - CWC, Jul 17, 20:03:10
      - Seems a pretty pointless app tbh (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jul 17, 20:08:25
        
        It’s just a tool to aid personal responsibility (n/m) (General Chat) - CWC, Jul 17, 20:21:37
    - Yeah don’t think this is just advice (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jul 17, 18:41:34
      - You are advised but not obliged to self isolate. Lateral Flow tests negative and yes.... (General Chat) - Saucerer, Jul 17, 19:00:57
        
        Yes it seems that getting pinged isn’t legally enforceable (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jul 17, 19:05:12
        
        Probably always like this tbf just poorly communicated (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jul 17, 19:07:11
        
        Uninstall the app. (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jul 17, 20:34:40
        
        It’s telling me to turn my Bluetooth on 🤷‍♂️ (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jul 17, 20:52:22
        
        It has always been like that (n/m) (General Chat) - CWC, Jul 17, 20:33:40
      - Minimum 1K fine (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jul 17, 18:43:43
        
        Difference between contact through app and being contacted directly. (General Chat) - AvengingCanary, Jul 17, 19:04:10
        
        Yep (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jul 17, 19:08:54
        
        Not that they’d ever know if you popped to Co-Op (n/m) (General Chat) - jamesward, Jul 17, 18:49:36
        
        Just don't take your phone. (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jul 17, 19:02:10
        
        Hanging is too good for him (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Jul 17, 18:44:20
- Had first trip (n/m) (General Chat) - camcan, Jul 17, 17:00:08
  - Aciiiiiiid! (n/m) (General Chat) - Augustus Pablo, Jul 17, 23:23:16
  - Back to London week before last (General Chat) - camcan, Jul 17, 17:02:10
    - Don’t see the need to wait until August to bring in new rules tbh (n/m) (General Chat) - jamesward, Jul 17, 17:20:21
      - Probably (General Chat) - MrSpud43, Jul 17, 17:34:17
        
        If they’re worried about people being double jabbed (General Chat) - jamesward, Jul 17, 17:37:04
        
        Vimto (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Jul 17, 17:45:59
      - It’s like the gov rushes some things and delays others (n/m) (General Chat) - jamesward, Jul 17, 17:20:41

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