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Originally Posted by arcimedes
However when you read the article you can see the main problem is the British incompetence in collecting what we are owed. No surprise there as we cant work out who's in the country anyway..
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You are spot on there. It wasn't called the EHIC card when I used to go to Germany a lot but it was the same thing only made from paper and you applied before you went away.
I used it once to go and see an ear specialist in Osnabruck, the doctor did test and sorted me out and then his receptionist took details from my certificate, job done.
It only takes a few minutes but our surgeries and hospitals seem to find it too difficult to ask if you even have one of the cards.