EHIC card

dorrieemily

Hi
I've just been charged £34.50 for an EHIC card.
I ordered it on 1st Jan 2017
When I found out I could apply and get one for free via the NHS website, I emailed the company to cancel on 3rd January.
They replied saying that they had started processing my application but I could have £24.50 refund as the remaining £10 was admin fee for work already started.
Can I get it all back ?
Appreciate any advice 😊

hollydays

What was the name of the company

pogofish

Have a good read of the Sticky and MSE article for this. Plenty of advice in them

leylandsunaddict

Can I get it all back ?

I don't know, but why did you not do any basic research before parting with £34.50 for something that has always been free?

dorrieemily

Hi
ehicdirect.org.uk as a trading style of Smith & Lawson Ltd. Registered office Equity House, 128-136 High Street, Edgware, Middlesex, HA8 7TT. Registered in England and Wales.

The website looked exactly like mgs direct

dorrieemily

Meant NHS DIRECT

Pollycat

dorrieemily wrote: »

Hi
ehicdirect.org.uk as a trading style of Smith & Lawson Ltd. Registered office Equity House, 128-136 High Street, Edgware, Middlesex, HA8 7TT. Registered in England and Wales.

The website looked exactly like mgs direct

Did you not notice the disclaimer on the home page that said it was a 3rd party data processor for EHIC applications?
And that it would cost £34.50?
And that they are not affiliated with NHS?

I suggest you do a search on here under 'EHIC' and see if you can get the remaining £10 back but under the circumstances, I'd snatch the £24.50 and be extra careful next time - there are loads of similar websites for all sorts of things you may need to apply for.

leylandsunaddict

Ehicdirect site looks nothing like the NHS site. It does provide a clear link to the official NHS site though.