Originally Posted by
LTNman
This is very bad advice. I had an EHIC card in Spain, which was invalid, as unbeknown to me a private doctor was called by the hotel receptionist. The doctor called a private ambulance who took me to a flashy private hospital. This resulted in a fat bill that the insurance company had to pay, as I didn't touch the NHS equivalent in Spain. If I had needed to be brought home on a medical flight EHIC would not cover that either.
Whether anyone has Covid 19 cover is another story so is a valid point.
I would add that we drive rather than fly. We had cause to use the German system on one occasions and cannot speak too highly of it; I have however heard second hand that the Spanish public system isn't much to be written home about. i guess it's about where you're going, and what your perception of risk is. Touch wood, we've been travelling to northern Eurore sans insurance for knocking on 15 years now, but when we've travelled further afield, and especially offshore, we do invest in travel insurance.