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I should asked your insurance.I was on holiday in Magaluf in August and I’ve just received a bill I don’t speak Spanish but I think it says I owe 479 euros I’m from the uk and had travel insurance will this cover it or am I going to need to pay it, if I don’t pay it will anything happen ?
Why may I ask.If you caught something in Magaluf you'll have needed a strong antibiotic...........
Why may I ask.
Thank you for the answer.Think massication and prepacked holidays full of loudmouthed and plastered chavs. Blame it all on the cheap flights.
https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2015/apr/18/vodka-sex-magaluf-tourists-spain-mallorca-shagaluf
IMHO the OP is a troll.
I was on holiday in Magaluf in August and I’ve just received a bill I don’t speak Spanish but I think it says I owe 479 euros I’m from the uk and had travel insurance will this cover it or am I going to need to pay it, if I don’t pay it will anything happen ?
As others have said, hopefully you have an EHIC card. Ring Newcastle Overseas Healthcare team. Tel 0191 2181999 they will advise you . You'll probably have to pay the bill then claim back the amount from Overseas Healthcare.
They will advise you.
I've done this with medical experiences I paid for while staying in France. It takes time (months) for them to process the refund but the staff are helpful and the system works.
Hi ErinI was on holiday in Magaluf in August and I’ve just received a bill I don’t speak Spanish but I think it says I owe 479 euros I’m from the uk and had travel insurance will this cover it or am I going to need to pay it, if I don’t pay it will anything happen ?
... Twice I have had medical attention in Spain. Each time as a Pilgrim I was not charged. ...
Medical expenses may not always be fully reimbursed. It depends on the E.U. country and the arrangement they have with UK.
Good info on this thread but the OP hasn't been back since he/she posted.
It was never like that when I was young, mind you that was a long time agoThink massication and prepacked holidays full of loudmouthed and plastered chavs. Blame it all on the cheap flights.
https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2015/apr/18/vodka-sex-magaluf-tourists-spain-mallorca-shagaluf
IMHO the OP is a troll.
Whilst this might happen occasionally, especially if the injury or similar is minor, the times were pilgrims got treated for free in Spain are long, long over. BC SY
Excuse me but not a nice or helpful reply!!If you caught something in Magaluf you'll have needed a strong antibiotic...........
With a couple of replies given ....Good info on this thread but the OP hasn't been back since he/she posted.
They haven't been back since posting so haven't seen any replies.With a couple of replies given ....
Are you surprised that they haven't been back?!!
Probably terrified!!
Annette
Hi wayfarerThey haven't been back since posting so haven't seen any replies.
There was, just not in DorsetIt was never like that when I was young, mind you that was a long time ago
I've actually never visited Majorca but if you type Magaluf into Google News and read articles from 2018 and not from 2015, like the link above, you can read that they are making great efforts to change the focus of the kind of holiday makers they want to attract. I also know that Majorca is a great place for hiking and they even have their own Asociación Camí de Santiago Mallorca that aims to create or has already created a cami/camino on the island.Yes I know that Magaluf has a bad reputation....
However we stayed there a few years ago and it was fine....for us....
In the post you referring to is the word " only " not in .and one reply inferred that only chavs visited the place ...
I was on holiday in Magaluf in August and I’ve just received a bill I don’t speak Spanish but I think it says I owe 479 euros I’m from the uk and had travel insurance will this cover it or am I going to need to pay it, if I don’t pay it will anything happen ?
Fair is fair. Pass it along to your insurance and follow up with the to see it gets paid. A day in a US hospital would have cost 10x that.I was on holiday in Magaluf in August and I’ve just received a bill I don’t speak Spanish but I think it says I owe 479 euros I’m from the uk and had travel insurance will this cover it or am I going to need to pay it, if I don’t pay it will anything happen ?
I was on holiday in Magaluf in August and I’ve just received a bill I don’t speak Spanish but I think it says I owe 479 euros I’m from the uk and had travel insurance will this cover it or am I going to need to pay it, if I don’t pay it will anything happen ?
Exactly Tinkernan most of the answers to the question are really commonsense questions you always read your terms and conditions and ask questions to find out what you are covered for and ring the travel insurance immediately to inform them of your need to claim. Never ever had a problem with claiming my injuries on camino France last year they even covered pharmaceuticalsAs a first instance get the thing translated. Typing the text into Google Chrome Translate will do that for you. If its for medical expenses then If you did not have or show your EHIC ( European Health Insurance Card - free for all UK/EC citizens) then yes, you are liable to pay for the medical treatment you received. However, if you had bought travel insurance for your trip then, subject to the terms and conditions of your insurance, you may be able to reclaim your costs.
If neither of the above apply then you are personally liable for your costs and if you do not pay them you may well find yourself taken aside at Passport Contol next time you try and enter Spain.
And by the way this is a forum about the Caminos de Santiago, the pilgrimage routes in Spain. If you need legal advice you are asking the wrong question in the wrong place.
so my daughter got treated in a small emergency room in Astorga for a bad blister. Like you said just a Dr and nurse and no way for them to give us a bill. We offered to pay but they refused any money. Now we did have to give them my daughters address. We live in the USA. No travel insurance. just this week my daughter received a bill from Spain. It;s only 49 euro's and we have no issue paying it but we have no idea how. We can't send them an American check. We can't call them and give us a credit card over the phone due to language issues and I am hesitating giving out my credit card info. There is also no return envelope with address to send in cash ???????Since you live there, you obviously have better info than I do,SY. But here is what I have observed. If you are in a small pueblo with a medical attention place staffed by doctors, they are unlikely to have any way to generate a bill. For instance, a couple of years ago I was in La Robla and needed to get a tick bite looked at. The small office there had a doctor and a nurse, but nothing that would enable them to write up a bill and charge me. I suppose they could have declined to treat me, but I would be surprised if that happened. In a city with a large clinic or hospital, though, I know that bills are generated, and in fact sometimes you must pay upfront. This happened to me in a very modern private hospital in Lisbon, but the charge was a small fraction of what I would have been billed in the US. I think it was about 100 euros and involved hours of tests for pneumonia/allergy/unknown respiratory issue.
I've been in that situation. That's why I give the advice to pay the bill in cash right then and there. SACYL, Castile and Leon's health service doesn't accept credit cards, at least not in 2016. They do accept bank transfers but, while free or almost free in the EU they are expensive in the US. I recommend that you have a friend in NL pay on your behalf and then reimburse him in some manner.It;s only 49 euro's and we have no issue paying it but we have no idea how. We can't send them an American check. We can't call them and give us a credit card over the phone due to language issues and I am hesitating giving out my credit card info. There is also no return envelope with address to send in cash ???????
I was on holiday in Magaluf in August and I’ve just received a bill I don’t speak Spanish but I think it says I owe 479 euros I’m from the uk and had travel insurance will this cover it or am I going to need to pay it, if I don’t pay it will anything happen ?
Spanish hospitals have often refused EHIC cards from Brits. Totally against EU law.
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