Research From Gocompare.com Finds That British Holidaymakers Misunderstand The Benefits Of The EHIC

"Our advice to holidaymakers is to always arrange suitable travel insurance to ensure you're covered for medical treatment and repatriation if necessary. Take an EHIC with you as well but check what benefits it provides for the country you're travelling in. Some insurers will waive their excess for medical treatment claims if you have used your EHIC but always check the details of the policy so that you fulfil the insurer's conditions for making a valid claim."

Other EHIC information

The European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) replaced the old E111 form in 2006.

UK residents aged 16 and over can apply for an EHIC for free at https://www.ehic.org.uk. Some websites charge as much as £14.99 to manage your EHIC application but there is no need to pay for an EHIC. Residents of the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man are not eligible for EHICs.

Parents and guardians can apply for EHICs for those aged under 16. Each member of their travel party must have their own EHIC.

http://www.gocompare.com/travel-insurance/

Notes to Editors:

Research commissioned by Gocompare.com. Carried out with 2000 UK consumers March 2012 by Vision Critical.

Source for * and ** ABI website. http://www.abi.org.uk

Gocompare.com launched in November 2006 to help people find the right insurance cover at the right price.  It was founded by Hayley Parsons OBE who has worked her entire career in the insurance broking and aggregator markets and was the first comparison site to focus on displaying product features rather than just listing prices.  It was this philosophy that led to Gocompare.com becoming the first price comparison site to be invited to join the British Insurance Brokers Association (BIBA) in May 2008 and helped force older comparison sites to change their 'quick quote' ways and stop using assumptions to calculate estimated figures.

Today, Gocompare.com provides one of the most comprehensive online car insurance comparison services in the UK as well as comparing home, pet, motorbike, van insurance and breakdown cover. 

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