Are you covered for Le mans?

[bebee]

Does any one know the best place to get health insurance while at Le mans.
I've just come back from Tenerife, would my insurance for that trip cover us for the le mans trip? I think you get 6 months cover when on holiday!

Thanks
Bebee

[chrisbr68]

Im interested in this as well. Not taken any out, but I am definitely going to do it!

[xjsjohn]

make sure you have got your "European Health Insurance Card"
thingy

Dunno about health insurance specifically, but know that if you have one of them thingies you get treated and teh bill goes direct to NHS (or something like that)

[Moose.]

I've got one of those NHS cards that's supposed to give me cover whilst in Europe

Edit: Beaten to it!

>> Edited by Moose. on Monday 22 May 13:36

[bebee]

Just applied for one! Though from what I can make out, it's not full cover, but half price possible free, and can't find out if that means I'm covered for France.

Thanks for that.

[ProPlus]

bebee said:

Just applied for one! Though from what I can make out, it's not full cover, but half price possible free, and can't find out if that means I'm covered for France. Thanks for that.

E111 (I think) does ocver you for France. My Ex recommended getting one when visiting her in France (she is french).

Def recommended...

[profstoff]

ProPlus said:

E111 (I think) does ocver you for France. My Ex recommended getting one when visiting her in France (she is french). Def recommended...

The EHIC supersedes the E111 which in theory is no longer valid (although it did work for a member of our ski-ing party this year) and neither give the same cover as proper travel insurance. Details here www.dh.gov.uk/PolicyAndGuidance/HealthAdviceForTravellers/GettingTreatmentAroundTheWorld/EEAAndSwitzerland/EEAAndSwitzerlandArticle/fs/en?CONTENT_ID=4114793&chk=KCVYDZ

[ProPlus]

profstoff said:

ProPlus said: E111 (I think) does ocver you for France. My Ex recommended getting one when visiting her in France (she is french). Def recommended... The EHIC supersedes the E111 which in theory is no longer valid (although it did work for a member of our ski-ing party this year) and neither give the same cover as proper travel insurance. Details here www.dh.gov.uk/PolicyAndGuidance/HealthAdviceForTravellers/GettingTreatmentAroundTheWorld/EEAAndSwitzerland/EEAAndSwitzerlandArticle/fs/en?CONTENT_ID=4114793&chk=KCVYDZ

Ah will check what my card is, I got it last November so could it be the E111 and if so how long does it take to get the new one and can I claim ignorence and use it?

[profstoff]

ProPlus said:

profstoff said: ProPlus said: E111 (I think) does ocver you for France. My Ex recommended getting one when visiting her in France (she is french). Def recommended... The EHIC supersedes the E111 which in theory is no longer valid (although it did work for a member of our ski-ing party this year) and neither give the same cover as proper travel insurance. Details here www.dh.gov.uk/PolicyAndGuidance/HealthAdviceForTravellers/GettingTreatmentAroundTheWorld/EEAAndSwitzerland/EEAAndSwitzerlandArticle/fs/en?CONTENT_ID=4114793&chk=KCVYDZ Ah will check what my card is, I got it last November so could it be the E111 and if so how long does it take to get the new one and can I claim ignorence and use it?

If it's a little plastic credit card shaped thing it's an EHIC, the E111's were not quite A4 sized bits of paper that were stamped by the post office> most likely if it was issued in November it's an EHIC.

[Lensey]

I got my new card ready and my annual travel insurance so should be well covered.

[cooperlola]

E111 will only cover you for 70% of your costs (as a friend of mine who just got a 2,000 euro bill from a hospital here has just found out). trailfinders.com quick and easy and cheap.

>> Edited by cooperlola on Monday 22 May 15:38

[Polarbert]

I got travel insurance from some online place for 6 quid. I have something to print off the internet which says I am covered apparently.