Hi Sue,

No, I was not aware of this. I too will look into it. Someone else recently advised that if you have SA Ambulance cover then you are not covered outside of SA. It's becoming a mine field. I have always believed that we should abolish the state system and have the one governing body and make ALL road laws, Education, Licences, Ambulance Cover etc the same. It's a no brainer I reckon.

cjt55 wrote:

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Hi Sue,

No, I was not aware of this. I too will look into it. Someone else recently advised that if you have SA Ambulance cover then you are not covered outside of SA. It's becoming a mine field. I have always believed that we should abolish the state system and have the one governing body and make ALL road laws, Education, Licences, Ambulance Cover etc the same. It's a no brainer I reckon.

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 The South Australian policy change has been deferred now for 12 months due to public backlash.

Thanks Hylife,
I have spent most of this afternoon trying to sort this out. Quite a minefield.

Appreciate you import.

Thanks Sue

gollymolly wrote:

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Thanks Hylife,
I have spent most of this afternoon trying to sort this out. Quite a minefield.

We still have qld registered car and van. I have a pension card with NSW address which is my sons place

May need to sort all this out.

Appreciate you input

Thanks Sue

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Get use of a Victorian address and then you can re-register your car in Victoria. Not only is your Vic rego cheaper because it "includes" the CTP ($710 for cars and $40 for caravans) and never have to worry about pointless roadworthy inspections and tests, but you can cancel and claim back the unused portion of your Qld rego and CTP.

A pension or seniors card alone does not provide you with free national ambo coverage, only concession or health care cards etc.

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-- Edited by Hylife on Thursday 12th of May 2016 07:50:21 PM

You need to check what is paid for and not paid for the State you live in.

In WA, the Ambulance Service has this to say about pensioners and centrelink concession cards (copied from their website):

"Q: What are the discount arrangements for Pensioners? A: WA Residents aged over 65 WA Full Aged Pensioners are entitled to free ambulance transport, where it is deemed medically necessary (exception being a transfer between hospitals where one or both is private hospital). WA residents who are aged 65 and over, but do not receive a Pension from Centrelink, are not entitled to free ambulance transport. They will receive a 50% discount on their ambulance account. For further information and Frequently Asked Questions, please go to the Department of Health Website: http:// www.ambulancepolicy.health.wa.gov.au/intro/ A: Other Pensioners aged under 65 Pensioners receiving a Disability, Single Parent or Carers pension or other Centrelink pension may be entitled to a 50% discount on their ambulance account. Health Care Card holders are not entitled to any discount or concession. All pensions are confirmed with centrelink to be current at the date of service for the discount to apply. A copy of the pension card is required for dependants"

The Flying Doctors service is a charity organization and do not charge for their service. They do ask for a donation though

Just be mindful that many ambulance covers with health insurance only include emergency and if it is not deemed an emergency then you have to foot the bill. Have an accident or collapse in the street and a good Samaritan calls an ambulance and then your predicament is not called an emergency you pay. Once we realised this we took out ambulance cover with SA Ambulance and have had it for years; will keep it too.

Current SA Ambulance info,

The cost of an emergency ambulance is generally around $600 - $900. If you are covered with SA Ambulance Service, you wont have to pay a cent if:

the service is provided by SAAS, or
the ambulance transport originates in another State or Territory and is provided by a recognised Interstate ambulance service, or

for a transport service originating in South Australia, if:

SAAS directs or requests another person to provide non-emergency ambulance services, or
after a request by the subscriber, SAAS, at its sole discretion, agrees in writing prior to the transport date that another person may provide the service, and that person is recognised under Part 6 of the Health Care Act 2008 (SA).

Di