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Travel insurance
« on: May 30, 2004, 10:21:37 am »
I don't usually bother with travel insurance as I don't have anything worth nicking, and typically don't miss flights have accidents etc.
However this year I might as Goldfish (the CC company) now do insurance on a daily basis for £1.50 a day which is reasonable.

It would have come in handy 2 years ago when we had to sleep in heathrow airport rather than pay £180 for 6 hours in a hotel after we missed our flight due to industrial action in Italy.

Of course by taking insurance that probably means all the above will happen!

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Re:Travel insurance
« Reply #1 on: May 30, 2004, 10:47:34 am »
Just check with them as some do not cover you if spectating at motorsport events or when camping!!!!!!!!
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Re:Travel insurance
« Reply #2 on: May 30, 2004, 11:39:41 am »
Make sure you have your E111.  A few years ago one of my pal fell over in one the uneven ground.  It cost cost him a few hundred FF at the local hospital coz he didn't bother with his E111.

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Re:Travel insurance
« Reply #3 on: May 30, 2004, 01:38:24 pm »
having sampled the french NHS via the free hospital next to Notre Dame

Just get insurance.
 
They make our system look brilliant, 5 hr wait at Maccelsfield General is nothing compared to that place.
and i was rummaging around in the loft, when i found an original copy of the bible.....which was nice

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Re:Travel insurance
« Reply #4 on: May 30, 2004, 02:01:41 pm »
The hospital I took my mate to was very 'hi tech' . It looked Brand new ish.
and very sylish like most modren French buildings.

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Re:Travel insurance
« Reply #5 on: May 30, 2004, 02:34:43 pm »
we just take E111s and make sure the contents insurance has cover away from the house for anything pricey.
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Re:Travel insurance
« Reply #6 on: May 30, 2004, 04:59:00 pm »
I don't travel a great deal, but I got annual insurance through Direct Line last year for the whole family. About £130 IIRC, includes US but excludes extreme sports!

I'll admit I've never read the blurb thoroughly to see what I'm covered for, but I have claimed on car and house insurances though DL and they are very easy to deal with. And the package holiday company wanted over £60 for three of us for two weeks last year...

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Re:Travel insurance
« Reply #7 on: May 30, 2004, 06:45:29 pm »
I think camping at LM is definately classifed as an "extreme sport" - all that contact with fireworks, riot police, LOX BBQ lighters, Mad friday etc etc - you may in fact not be covered at all!
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Re:Travel insurance
« Reply #8 on: May 31, 2004, 09:57:02 am »
I'd not considered the Le mans experience to be an extreme sport, I must be oblivious to the danger! It Must be the added protection that you get with 1664 !
And as £6 buys about 1L of it in a bar I think I'll give the insurance a miss, the E111  will be sewn inside my shorts just incase of mishap.

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