Anyone had their new E111-replacement cards yet?

[Mrs Cuchillo]

Seem to remember that we are supposed to get them delivered before the end of the year.

Haven't had ours yet - the forms were filled in in March.

[zippee]

Filled out our forms in back in Feb, received the cards sometime around August.

[Liszt]

Yep ours arrived this week.

[Mrs Cuchillo]

Liszt said:

Yep ours arrived this week.

When did you apply?

[angrys3owner]

yep I got mine about a month ago, and that was from the form I filled in the week before going to LeMans.

[diddyman]

Yes, we got ours last week, applied in August.

[Mrs Cuchillo]

Just rang the helpline - 0845 605 0707 - only one menu selection got me through to a chap who checked to see if we were on the system (we weren't), took our details and told me that our cards would arrive within two weeks.

Let's see shall we? Altogether too efficient if you ask me!

If you do ring up, you'll need your National Insurance Number to hand!

[Balmoral Green]

angrys3owner said:

yep I got mine about a month ago, and that was from the form I filled in the week before going to LeMans.

Me too, but I dont consider it to actually have taken that long because they were only launched very recently, effectively we got them immediately after launch. But my DOB was wrong, I e-mailed them via their website, got a proper written e-mail reply in five minutes, not an automatic reply, and the new card came a few days later.

[wedge girl]

I did mine online last month and it arrived two days later.

[Piglet]

Mrs Cuchillo said:

If you do ring up, you'll need your National Insurance Number to hand!

According to the web site they'll accept either NI or NHS number. I ordered mine online on Tuesday and the website says I should get with within 7 days I think.

[tonyhetherington]

Yup mine was quite quick - ordered it back in summer and got it about a week later

[hugh_]

I ordered mine when I got an E111 in April (prior to going on the Tallships in the Balearics); arrived in July/August and didnt know whether to take that or the E111 on my next tallship trip (at the start of september). Just been looking at the paperwork again to confirm that I shall take it on the Tallships when I go again next week . Yes I know I'm a lucky sod!

[JoolzB]

Mine arrived through the post about 2 months ago and I hadn't applied for it but had one of the old form ones.

[Piglet]

As an update on mine....I ordered it on the internet on Monday (thought it was Tuesday but have realised today is only Wednesday so it was Monday!!!) and it arrived today!! How about that for service - I'm impressed..

Perhaps this is where our NI money goes.....

[monkeyhanger]

Applied for an E111 before going to Czech in June...

The new card came a month or so later.

[BliarOut]

What's an E111? I haven't got one, but then again I don't know what one is Do I need one?

[eccles]

i filled out the form online on a sunday evening, and the card was in the mail on tuesday morning!....i couldn't believe it!....i nearly sent it back with a note saying try harder next time!

[tvradict]

Applied for mine the day before I went to Austria in August, card arrived in October but the date of birth was wrong, phoned them, she corrected the mistake and sent out a new one, arrived yesterday!

[anhamgrimmar]

BliarOut said:

What's an E111? I haven't got one, but then again I don't know what one is Do I need one?

european health insurance, i think.

like having the NHS, but different.....and abroad

[Balmoral Green]

One thing is clear from the responses so far, whoever is running this government department can teach the others a thing or two