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Old 4th April 2020, 11:13 PM
HPsauce HPsauce is offline
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I recall a recent travel program commenting on this and they said EXACTLY what our view (as crumblies) is on travel insurance.
"It's mainly to cover you for medical emergencies".

That is spot on, the cost of the trip is trivial compared to what you might need to spend to deal with a medical issue in another country.
That's why, when you're young, travel insurance is so cheap.
And if it's a UK trip and you're a UK resident, to qualify for a claim can be quite difficult. 2 days away probably isn't enough.

We had a very (no, extremely) expensive trip around the Scottish islands booked, starting on Monday, and see no prospect of claiming anything given all the constraints/rules etc.
The really sad thing is that our 45th wedding anniversary is on Easter Sunday and that was scheduled to be celebrated on the remote island of Iona joining in a service at the Abbey.
(And it's my birthday on the Saturday too)

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2003 D2 FL S8. Irish Green Pearl/Beige. Solar sunroof, auto-dim mirrors, electric rear seat functions, ski hatch retrofit; extended leather. Aftermarket DVB-T, reversing camera and full XCarlink (Bluetooth etc.).
2016 Volvo V40 T5 Cross Country (4WD) with ALL the toys including adaptive cruise etc. etc. Osmium Grey with Blonde/Charcoal leather interior. Polestar performance "optimisation". (A much rarer model than a D2 S8 by the way!) Oh, and a brand new engine at just under 30,000 miles on the factory one!
Finally: gone, but not forgotten.....
1998 D2 PF S8. AgateGrey/Platinum. Every option (I think) except electric rear seats, tiptronic steering wheel, ski hatch, towbar & dimming door mirrors.
e.g. Cruise control, NavPlus/TV, Bose, GSM, Xenons, Solar roof, Parking sensors, Alcantara/leather everywhere of course. (internal dimming mirror added later)
1998 (very early) Ford Focus 1.8 Zetec; ABS/TCS, Heated screen/mirrors, Aircon, Auto-dim mirror, Leather, Trip computer, Cruise control, OEM Ford SatNav with CD changer.
And before that a lot of Rover 800s, a few oddities, a lovely Triumph Dolomite 1850HL with Overdrive and way back in my schooldays an Austin Seven aka Mini 850!

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