theconrodkid
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| posted on 27/6/11 at 07:44 AM |
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travel insurance
ok peeps,i know several on here are well travelled,i have never bothered with travel insurance before but for my next escapade i fancy taking it
out.
so....any recommendations and any to avoid? 
who cares who wins
pass the pork pies
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cliftyhanger
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| posted on 27/6/11 at 07:51 AM |
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We always buy an annual policy, way cheaper than any other type unless you are only away for a few days. Try the MSE website. quidco can save even
more sometimes.
http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/insurance/cheap-travel-insurance
Edited to add that I reckon travel insurance is good value. Only used it once when one of the kids got an ear infection. The cost was well over £300
for the doc and the medicines. We had to fork out the excess, but it saved us loads of cash. And if anything nastier happened the bills get enormous
(£3000 bill for helicopter collection off a mountainside? That is before the hospital stay to sort a damaged leg, and then flight home after the
holiday finished. Seen that, and because the insurance company "forgot" to pay the bill the injured kids family got the bill, but was
quickly sorted)
[Edited on 27/6/11 by cliftyhanger]
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pewe
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| posted on 27/6/11 at 08:33 AM |
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Deffo on the travel insurance.
We use Nationwide as we are customers - don't know how they compare but seems to cover most eventualities.
If you are hiring a car it's worth taking out your own policy to cover excess beyond the normal cover provided by the hirer.
The majors in Europe currently have something like a 500 Euro excess (ask me how I know - well actually don't - still sticks in my throat!)
As above ^^ Moneysaving expert is your friend for this.
Enjoy.
Cheers, Pewe 
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 27/6/11 at 08:40 AM |
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Don't use Columbus - it took me nearly 9 months to get a claim paid out, despite them having all the necessary details. Their help desk was
next to useless...
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craig1410
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| posted on 27/6/11 at 09:19 AM |
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I have always found Axa to be hard to beat: http://www.axa.co.uk/insurance/travel
I usually just get single trip cover for the family as I don't tend to travel abroad more than once a year.
Make sure you also get your EHIC cards: https://www.ehic.org.uk/Internet/home.do
Hopefully you won't need any of the above but always very wise to have them. The costs if something goes wrong can be horrendous which is the
last thing you need when you are already under stress.
Cheers,
Craig.
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theconrodkid
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| posted on 27/6/11 at 07:04 PM |
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cheers for the replies peeps,got the euro health card already,i will ring my car insurance co and see what they have to offer
who cares who wins
pass the pork pies
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pewe
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| posted on 27/6/11 at 08:27 PM |
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Car hire excess insurance recommended by moneysavingexpert included www.worldwideinsure.com and www.icarhireinsurance.co.uk
Haven't used them personally but worth a look?
Cheers, Pewe
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