How that ideal foreign trackday can go horribly wrong

[onearmedbandit]

dont pay the ambo bill,tell them take it off the money our guys spent looking for that aussie kayaker

Love it!

Must have been the circumstances. We had one of our guys at work requiring an ambulance ride in Sydney a couple of months ago and it only cost $700.

Different state.

[marty]

So you've bought the bike and all the gear! There's a positive! Parted out engine/wheels etc might get close to covering the ambo cost

[Genie]

So you bought an ambulance while you were there? geez, that's a pretty hefty price...I hope they gave you nice drugs while you were in their care.

[pzkpfw]

The next time "Wellington free ambulance" are doing fund raising, I'm definitely chipping in again.

[Usarka]

dont pay the ambo bill,tell them take it off the money our guys spent looking for that aussie kayaker

Do that and they'll probably hand you another bill for $15,495,000!!!

Kayaker search = $500,000
Ambulance = $5,000
Maori's on the dole in aus = $16,000,000

[rustic101]

Ambulance Ride to Hospital $5000

Sweet Mother of Mary ..They must have used some fantastic drugs.

[Cayman911]

I dont know what i'd do if the ambulance im paying $5000 for wasn't a Rolls Royce Phantom.

[onearmedbandit]

Fuck me, you got off light. I just did a quick search and found that in Victoria you can be charged up to $12,000!!!

[tri boy]

Can't really believe people are having a go at the ambo service.
They do a fine job in saving people and getting them to hospital.
4-5k may sound expensive, but in reality it is reasonable for the infrastructure.
A mild concussion/headache can turn nasty very quickly, then the few grand means squat.
They saved my hand in Townsville at a sidecar meeting, and I never thought about cost.

[dipshit]

A mild concussion/headache can turn nasty very quickly, then the few grand means squat.

I don know... I would just go with the brain damage myself...

[Mully]

Holy Sweet Baby Jesus!!

Can you insure against that? I know you say travel insurance doesn't cover it, but is there insurance available that you can take out?

[Owl]

I don know... I would just go with the brain damage myself...

How much more can you take?

[Usarka]

Can you insure against that? I know you say travel insurance doesn't cover it, but is there insurance available that you can take out?

I'd be interested to know.....

From Southern Cross:
9.Participation in the following activities: [isn't covered]

•professional sport;
•competitive sport;
•racing of any sort (other than on foot);
•motorsports
•hunting of any sort;
•downhill snow skiing or snow boarding except at a recognised commercial field;
•hang gliding or microlight flying or kitesurfing;
•ocean yachting;
•abseiling or potholing or caving or parachuting (including tandem parachuting) or bungy jumping or whitewater rafting or blackwater rafting unless it is with a licensed and approved operator;
•mountaineering or rock climbing necessitating the use of ropes or guides;
•high altitude or remote area touring except as part of a licensed organised tour;
•underwater activities involving the use of an artificial breathing apparatus unless You hold an open water diving certificate or are diving with a qualified instructor.

[cowboyz]

so whats the point in going on holiday then?

[avgas]

Not sure if its been mentioned yet. But there is a reciprocal agreement between NZ and Aus. So you should be covered by medicare while in Aus due to ACC
http://www.medicareaustralia.gov.au/...ireland-nz.jsp