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Many of us assume that travel insurance is not required for a holiday in the UK, this article points out why it is a good idea, and highlights the benefit of shopping around.

Travel Insurance - do I need it for a UK holiday?

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Three weeks ago, my girlfriend and I decided to visit the lovely city of Dundee for our three-year anniversary. We live in Hampshire, a long drive away, so with only a weeks holiday, we didnt want to spend half of it in the car. We decided to fly, and visited a travel agent to help us plan the break. I was surprised to see an extra £27.50 on the travel agencys quote for travel insurance, why would we need travel insurance for a holiday in the UK?

I couldnt see the point at all, they have plenty of hospitals in Dundee, its no different to England. But later on, while nestled in front of the TV, I started to think more about it.

Things could go badly wrong wherever you are, not just on a foreign holiday - so I wrote down a list of potential circumstances that could affect our holiday: (health insurance)

One of us could become ill before we leave, enough so that we would have to cancel the trip. Both the flight and hotel are booked and they dont offer refunds, so wed be out of pocket.
My girlfriends Grandmother has not been very well recently, if ( car insurance quotes ) she got worse and had to go into hospital, we couldnt go away - wed have to cancel.
Jury service - either of us could be called up at any time.
Flights are often delayed and cancelled, we might need to ( mortgage quotes ) arrange an overnight stay at the airport.
Luggage sometimes gets lost at the airport, it happened to a friend of mine on a trip to Australia and she never got it back. Luckily, she was insured.
I have a very expensive digital camera, I only bought it last weekend. If I lost that or it was stolen, I wouldnt be able to afford to replace it.

After writing the list, I remembered my Home & Contents insurance policy, maybe that would cover my belongings on a holiday in the UK? I looked out the policy and read the list of inclusions and exclusions. No, only listed personal possessions ( cheap home insurance ) counted, so all my clothes etc in the suitcase wouldnt be covered, and Id have to call the insurance company to get the camera listed on the policy.

I also realised a serious glitch, with over 4 years of no claims discount already, making a claim would mean Id lose the no claims discount, and the premiums would increase significantly. The premium was already quite high, at £304 a year. I ( life insurance ) made a mental note to myself to look for a better deal on Home & Contents insurance when it comes up for renewal. (cheap loans)

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