Final para from the article, a quote from Dawn Primarolo, Minister for Health:
"It is vital that UK residents holidaying in Europe carry their EHIC and take out adequate travel insurance to avoid having to pay out unnecessarily for medical costs that could be covered by a valid EHIC." >>
Is it just me or is what she said utter nonsense?
Edited by Optimist on 24/03/2009 at 10:28
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Not just you, is it any wonder the country is going down the tubes with these people running it ?
Edited by Old Navy on 24/03/2009 at 10:32
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Ms Primarolo is not the only one. The present Home Secretary has taken waffling to an art form. Despite presiding over the most heavily watched country (ID cards plans, CCTV, email/web monitoring, compulsory submission of travel plans etc.) she is totally in the dark, it seems.
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I think the word "not" is missing from the last sentence. An EHIC covers some things and travel insurance covers a lot more ie some things that not covered by the EHIC. Some of the new credit card sized EHICs are coming up to 3 years old and may have expired. I have just checked mine, having been abroad twice this year, and found that it expired on 1/12/08. I did have travel insurance as well but it came as a bit of a surprise. Please check your's and one can renew on line.
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Thanks for the tip AS, I didnt realise they had an expiry date. Ours are good till 2011.
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Missed the edit:
I see from the website that they can be valid from between 3 and 5 years, we have 5 year ones.
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Further to my last - initial issues can be applied for on line but, due to a website glitch, they cannot be renewed on line. Ring 01912127500 and it can be done over the phone - very good service. Phone answered on the first ring, done and dusted in under 2 minutes, new one in the post. A result!
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