Travel Insurance do I need insurance for a holiday in the UK?
Last week my wife and I booked a two centre holiday on the Scottish Isles. Seven days on Skye and then a ferry over to Steornabhagh for a further seven days on the Isle of Lewis. Wonderful scenery, plenty of walks and masses of peace and quiet.
You could have blown me over when my local travel agent assumed that I wanted travel insurance for an additional 27.50. Not on your Nellie the Lock Ness monster, I thought. Who needs travel insurance for a holiday in Britain? The National Health Service is free and in an emergency, my son could drive up and bring us home.
Later in the relaxing setting of my sitting room I got to thinking ..
Holiday misfortunes don’t only happen abroad. So with my pessimistic hat on, I made a note of the risks:
Some rotter might steal our luggage
Last week I bought an all singing and dancing digital camera especially for the trip. Got it on the Internet. I might lose it whilst away.
If either of us were hospitalised we wouldn’t want to be marooned on Skye. We’d want to transfer to our local hospital in Warwickshire....