| Useful contact numbers & addresses |
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| British Embassy and central region consulate general |
35 rue du Faubourg St Honoré
75383 Paris Cedex 08
Tel: 01 44 51 31 00
Fax: 01 44 51 32 88 |
| British regional consular offices |
Lille
11 square Dutilleul,
59000 Lille
Tel: 03 20 12 82 72
Fax 03 20 54 88 16
Bordeaux
353 boulevard du president Wilson,
33073 Bordeaux CEDEX
Tel: 05 57 22 21 10
Fax: 05 56 08 33 12
Lyon
24 rue Childebert,
69002 Lyon
Tel: 04 72 77 81 70
Fax: 04 72 77 81 79
Marseille
24 avenue du Prado,
13006 Marseille
Tel: 04 91 15 72 10
Fax 04 91 37 47 06 |
| Emergency services |
Police Assistance 17
Fire Brigade 18
Ambulances - Paramedics 15 |
| Loss, theft of chequebooks or credit cards |
Visa: 08 36 69 08 80
American Express: 01 47 77 72 00
Dinner's Club: 01 49 06 17 17
Eurocard Mastercard: 01 45 67 84 84
Banque de France: 08 36 68 32 08
American Traveller's: 01 47 77 73 73 |
| Useful numbers for health cover queries: |
When applying for the “E” forms there is no longer one information or issuing authority in the UK. We are grateful to Larry Fulton of Exclusive Healthcare for this list of contacts:
The E121: Retirement or long-term Incapacity Benefit
For enquiries regarding entitlement to the E121, registration in France etc call Overseas Medical Benefits Telephone 0044 (0)191 2181999 between 8.00-17.00. (UK time).
To make an application for issue call the International Pension Centre on 0044 (0)191 218777 between 8.00 and 18.00 UK time.
The E106: Early retirement
For both enquiries and the issue of the E106 call Overseas Medical Benefits only. Telephone 0044 (0) 191 2181999 between 8.00 and 17.00.
Workers: For information and application for issue call Inland Revenue on 0044 191 2037010
The E109: For information and application for issue call Inland Revenue on 0044 191 2037010
Holders of the E106 who have been refused a CEAM (French equivalent of the UK’s European Health Insurance Card – EHIC) should make an application to the UK authority enclosing a photocopy of their E106(s)
The address and telephone number is:
EHIC Applications
PO Box 1115
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE99 1SW
Tel: 0044 191 203 55555 |
