Yep, ours also run out in September, going to renew them on our return, next week.
I applied online on Tuesday night and the cards arrived this morning. New expiry date June 2013.
Hi I have just tried the link and it didn't work where do I go from here.
I believe they keep changing the website address which David has been updating on Page 1. However it is unavailable at the moment. I did manage to find an alternative on http://www.ehic.org.uk but this is for new applications only and not for renewals.
You can apply by telephone on 0845 606 2030, lines open Monday to Friday 8am to 6pm and Saturday 9am to 3pm.
luci
Hi I have just tried the link and it didn't work where do I go from here
The link on page 1 is still valid (I think it's the same one as luci has posted) and seems to be working okay at the moment for new applications and renewals. I notice you were trying quite late on at night nasher, and their website does sometimes seem to be unavailable through the night, perhaps due to updates or maintenance. Try through the day if possible and you should be okay.
David
Yes I can confirm that the site wasn't working during the night, but I managed to find that alternative page which has a slightly different address from the one on Page 1.
Thanks for the advice, the link must only work during the day. have now sent for my EHIC . thanks again.
The DH website is always linked to the correct one so is the best way of making sure you always get through, though it does mean another step.
http://www.dh.gov.uk/travellers
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David
2008-07-08 08:26:06
Weblink inserted
Hi DH Advice ... thanks for the update, I have edited the link into your post above.
I finally got around to renewing the cards on-line on Tuesday afternoon of this week.....
New cards arrived this morning, expiry date 2013.....that's what I call an excellent service.
Sanji
My son applied on line last Thursday, card arrived this morning, how quick is that. Very impressed. He is going to Nice this week so he thought he had left it too late!
I was also impressed by their service. Stupid me didn't realise that it was now a card so I almost left it too late when I went into the post office and found out that it would take 3 weeks or so to do it postal and at the time I didn't have 3 weeks! So I phoned up the offices and got it back within the week, perfect and phew.
And you didn't even use the quickest route, going online should have shaved a day or two off of that.
To be fair to snail mail our guideline turn around times are set at the worst pos case - 7 days for online, 10 by phone and 21 by post.
Also can I remind people that EHIC's start to run out this month. Three million expire between Sept 08 and March 09 so if you have an early card and you are going away it's best to check it, the date is in the bottom right hand corner of the card.
Thanks for that, didn't even realise there was an expiry date!! Thankfully mine is 2011.
I wanted to ensure that it DEFINETELY went through that's all
Remember to renew your EHIC card if you were one of the first to apply as they expire this month.
strange i applied for ours when the first came out and they dont expire till 2010 just taken them out and checked..you had me worried
DH Advice mentions that 3 million EHICs will be due for renewal between September and March, so presumably validity of the remaining 10 million of the original batch of cards is spread over the next couple of years. It's therefore important that everyone checks validity of their own EHIC. Don't assume that because one family member has an EHIC which is valid until 2009 or 2010, that yours will be the same. I applied for cards for several family members and we all have completely different expiry dates. Yours may well be about to expire now !!
You can renew your EHIC up to 6 months before its expiry, details of how to renew can be found on page 1 of this topic.
David
We avoided issuing cards which expired in the peak travel months, when people used to order E111s, to try and leave capacity for new EHIC orders.
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