EHIC website has crashed - but don't be tempted to use a shyster site

Former_MSE_Megan_F

Travellers are unable to apply for EHIC cards as the website has crashed, but don't be tempted to go via a shyster site....

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'EHIC website has crashed - but don't be tempted to use a shyster site'

leylandsunaddict

It's over 24 hours since the site went down, but better late to the party than never I suppose!

malkie76

You could be tempted by a third party site who'll enter your details on your behalf when the site is up and running again (if, for example, you've left to go on holiday already).

Obviously not a fake site that takes your money and doesn't enter the details, but a legitimate 'check and send' type third party.

Lorian

malkie76 wrote: »

You could be tempted by a third party site who'll enter your details on your behalf when the site is up and running again (if, for example, you've left to go on holiday already).

Obviously not a fake site that takes your money and doesn't enter the details, but a legitimate 'check and send' type third party.

Legitimate check and send site for an EHIC card - where is that ehic.oxymoron.com?

If the applicant has already on holiday they aren't going to get the card in time anyway.....

[Deleted User]

Hardly surprising when you see who runs the EHIC site for the NHS https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/05/26/major_incident_at_capita_data_centre/

malkie76

Lorian wrote: »

Legitimate check and send site for an EHIC card - where is that ehic.oxymoron.com?

If the applicant has already on holiday they aren't going to get the card in time anyway.....

You don't need the physical card to receive treatment, providing the DWP has your details on record. What I'm suggesting is perfectly sensible.

Lorian

malkie76 wrote: »

You don't need the physical card to receive treatment, providing the DWP has your details on record. What I'm suggesting is perfectly sensible.

Ah ok, which legitimate check and send site would you recommend?

malkie76

Lorian wrote: »

Ah ok, which legitimate check and send site would you recommend?

I don't have any personal recommendations. Any that actual do what they promise would be satisfactory.

Pincher

http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/insurance/2013/05/pain-for-spain-over-unlawful-ehic-refusals

You don't get seen even if you do have a EHIC card, how are you going to get them to bother to check that you are eligible?

It also sounds like a system ripe for abuse. Why don't I set up a website, and sell information to illegal migrants. They just turn up at a EU country hospital, and claim to be so and so. If the hospitals do use the website to check, obviously I would say YES, provided they use the information I gave the illegal immigrant, because he paid me.

Pollycat

malkie76 wrote: »

You could be tempted by a third party site who'll enter your details on your behalf when the site is up and running again (if, for example, you've left to go on holiday already).

Obviously not a fake site that takes your money and doesn't enter the details, but a legitimate 'check and send' type third party.

Applying for EHIC is a very simple thing to do.
I can't see why you would need to pay for 'check and send' for a EHIC.

The website is back up now anyway.

Lingua

Pincher wrote: »

http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/insurance/2013/05/pain-for-spain-over-unlawful-ehic-refusals

You don't get seen even if you do have a EHIC card, how are you going to get them to bother to check that you are eligible?

It also sounds like a system ripe for abuse. Why don't I set up a website, and sell information to illegal migrants. They just turn up at a EU country hospital, and claim to be so and so. If the hospitals do use the website to check, obviously I would say YES, provided they use the information I gave the illegal immigrant, because he paid me.

Unless they asked for another form of ID?