Travelling after Brexit
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SteveL, I think I would rather be confidant that I have all bases covered with the insurance company and the overseas police rather than trust the gang in Westminster. As the Green Card is free from the insurance companies why not, its certainly the advice from mine.
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I have already got my IDP, and today I received my Green Card from my insurers. One thing I did learn is that, if you are towing, the towed unit has to have a separate Green Card. For the car it is category A, and for the trailer (in our case caravan) it is Category F. So, for my outfit, I have two Green Cards. I would recommend that anyone applying for a Green Card should clearly tell their insurer that they will be towing, if in fact they are.
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But until the UK actually leaves the EU you don't need any of those things.
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True, but then again, if someone is going abroad from, say, the middle of May, returning at the end of July, it is entirely possible they'll be leaving the UK within the EU, and returning to the UK outside the EU. Currently the UK can leave at any time before the 31st of October.
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We have an extension until October 31st and it's possible those documents may be needed after that date.
If we leave before that date it will be because we have agreed a deal and the documents will not then be needed at all.
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Not exactly true, there is still the possibility of the UK not taking part in the EU Parliamentary elections, and if that happens then the UK would leave the EU without agreement on June 1st.
When the EU elections do take place and if the UK takes part, then the extension deadline would be October 31st.
Obviously the UK could leave any time in between if an agreement between MPs has been reached and accepted by the EU, in which case the transition period comes into force meaning everything is as it is/was for two years.
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This is exactly the dilemma. We are going to be in France from 21 May until 04 July, and the UK could exit the EU at any point during this time - the situation being so volatile - and changes in the terms for travel could be implemented overnight, so possession of all currently available documentation is an obviously wise precaution. Alongside this, there is the possibility of border control personnel applying their own interpretations of what paperwork is, or isn't, required.
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I agree; for the sake of a few £ for an IDP and a free Green Card, is it really worth not bothering? IMHO if it stops you from worrying about it if you haven't got it, then it's worth it, simple. No good being away and fretting about what might/could happen, peace of mind is worth a lot.
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But if anyone needs a long hospital stay in mainland Europe as an in-patient, after something like a car accident, a heart attack or a stroke... and then needs an ambulance fight back to the UK with a medic on board the plane... then the EHIC card by itself is not enough.
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Yes, I am sure you knew, although some more innocent people believe that if they have an EHIC card they don't additional need medical insurance.
How are you? Sorry to hear of your accident and hope it doesn't spoil your tour.
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Sorry to hear about your wife's mishap hope all goes OK. It did remind me to check the expiry date of our EHIC cards and jogged my memory that they are now due for renewal in June so new ones applied for. I wonder if the Brexit mess will be resolved by time the new ones expire
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You are having bad luck AD - please give my sympathy to your wounded wife.
But dare I say I am not too bothered if EHIC disappears. Everyone is already advised to have a personal travel/medical insurance policy, and it is simply a case of pay with a credit card , get a receipt, and reclaim when you get home. So my wife's out patient hospital treatment in New Zealand, her emergency dental treatment for a abcess in France last year, and my own memorable 24 hours in an Indian hospital were all covered that way. Do holiday makers really need EHIC ?
I do wish you both well. Take care.
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Hi David, very sorry to hear you news and please pass our best wishes to Marjorie.
As euror says there are many that appear to either not know the limitations of the EHIC, or just 'wing it', but I had no idea about the ongoing treatment aspect.
Last summer our Granddaughter fell whilst near the onsite pool and had to attend hospital to have stitches, and was prescribed some medication, and then a follow up to remove the stitches.
The main issue was the language and finding pharmacies as the hospital did not dispense.
Fingers crossed for the remaining, problem free, time!
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Is it me or is this slightly at odds with how the use of the EHIC as set out by the NHS here? It does say that if the local conditions are that people pay up front, either in full or in part then the same applies to visitors. To me what you describe is not follow up but continuing care? That aside any health insurance worth its salt would also cover any of those payments. You need to check with the C&CC about the status of their insurance but if it doesn't pay for such things it is just not really worth having but I find it difficult to think that it does not cover such things? Most insurance policies state that you should also have an EHIC card or face an excess charge, so given that its free its always worth having!
David
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