Need some clarification about Brexit travel rules

zagfles

CKhalvashi said:

It's a requirement for €30,000 of medical cover to enter the EU. In some countries, there will be an opportunity to buy this at the border, at others no.

As EU nationals, British nationals have always been able to self-insure (usually via EHIC), which may or may not be sensible in some cases, but will depend on the circumstances of each trip. This is no longer the case.

EU borders are closed for non-EU citizens and residents at this time, so a January getaway will be virtually impossible for most now for leisure travel. Business travellers have the possibility to get an embassy waiver, however this will be a requirement to get onto a flight and proof of why you need to visit will be required, including paperwork from the company you are meeting.

If an immigration officer from any country wishes to check that you have the required documentation, they are welcome to do so. I've had my bank statements pulled up on my phone and insurance documents checked more than once when entering countries in the past, as have many others from the same flight. In other cases this may not be checked, however the right to do so is there, and any government (even an EU one) has the right to enforce their borders as they see fit.

The 30k of insurance seems to be a requirement for a Schengen VISA, not for people who don't need a VISA. If you have an EHIC it is still valid as it says here https://www.gov.uk/visit-europe-1-january-2021

DCFC79

Just get travel insurance with health cover.
Always have bought travvel insurance when booking a holiday, always will.

Not sure it needed a thread to get an answer, your always advised (Martin says it too) to get insurance when your book a holiday.

Westin

DCFC79 said:

Just get travel insurance with health cover.
Always have bought travvel insurance when booking a holiday, always will.

Not sure it needed a thread to get an answer, your always advised (Martin says it too) to get insurance when your book a holiday.

Exactly. 

zagfles

The OPs question was about what is required, not what is advised. Why do so many people just not get that? Lots of people travel to Europe just on the EHIC, people who visit friends, family etc, people with PEMCs which make travel insurance prohibitively expensive etc.

Also some people get travel insurance thinking it will cover them and then stupidly go on an AI holiday and get drunk - no travel insurance will cover you when drunk, some won't even cover you when tipsy ("under the influence"), so those people are obviously as "stupid" as people who don't take out insurance in the first place.

couriervanman

zagfles said:

The OPs question was about what is required, not what is advised. Why do so many people just not get that? Lots of people travel to Europe just on the EHIC, people who visit friends, family etc, people with PEMCs which make travel insurance prohibitively expensive etc.

Also some people get travel insurance thinking it will cover them and then stupidly go on an AI holiday and get drunk - no travel insurance will cover you when drunk, some won't even cover you when tipsy ("under the influence"), so those people are obviously as "stupid" as people who don't take out insurance in the first place.

No we all get it and understand it people who travel on EHIC card only know the risks and cant complain if/when more complex care is needed, anyone with PEMC also know the risks and its either pay exterminate premium or take the risk
Anyone who goes on an AI gets p1553d while riding a quadbike and expects insurance to pay up needs serious help............The OP asked a pretty stupid question and cant complain about some of the replies

zagfles

couriervanman said:

zagfles said:

The OPs question was about what is required, not what is advised. Why do so many people just not get that? Lots of people travel to Europe just on the EHIC, people who visit friends, family etc, people with PEMCs which make travel insurance prohibitively expensive etc.

Also some people get travel insurance thinking it will cover them and then stupidly go on an AI holiday and get drunk - no travel insurance will cover you when drunk, some won't even cover you when tipsy ("under the influence"), so those people are obviously as "stupid" as people who don't take out insurance in the first place.

No we all get it and understand it people who travel on EHIC card only know the risks and cant complain if/when more complex care is needed, anyone with PEMC also know the risks and its either pay exterminate premium or take the risk
Anyone who goes on an AI gets p1553d while riding a quadbike and expects insurance to pay up needs serious help............The OP asked a pretty stupid question and cant complain about some of the replies

The OP asked whether it was mandatory or advised to have insurance. It wasn't a hard question. We all know everyone advises people to get travel insurance, including the webpage he quoted.

You don't need to get on a quadbike to invalidate your insurance. Just go to a bar, have one too many, and trip when leaving, or step out in front of a car, or trip when going down the stairs in your hotel etc etc.

Mcfaggen

Another Brexit travel question, if I may, not travel insurance related, much more important than that. 
Where does Duty Free sit if I travel between GB and Northern Ireland now? 

Alan_Bowen

Since NI is still part of the UK, it is exactly where it was before, non-existant. You need to leave the UK in order to buy duty free

Mcfaggen

I appreciate that, and we have left the UK's customs area and sit in the EU's customs area. I've seen images from within the EU whereby Duty Free is only applicable for GB destinations, but not for NI. There appears to be some confusion within retail, ne'er mind with punters like me. 

sheramber

https://www.gov.uk/duty-free-goods/travelling-between-great-britain-and-northern-ireland