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Originally Posted by Oliver_W

True, but I was just sayin'. All I meant was that even if EHIC and travel insurance didn't exist, you'd have to look pretty hard to find someone who'd say "he got hit by a car? he's not from here, don't fix his leg" or whatever;.

I'd hope so, and hope we don't end up with a system like the US, where the advice for tourists if they're injured and require hospital treatment is basically "Call an ambulance, then call a lawyer".