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  • 11-09-2012 4:45pm
    #1
    Stewy18
    Registered Users Posts: 95 ✭✭


    hi all,

    doctor want to charge me for writing a letter to child benefit sector for €20, to get his child benefit re-started, it was €10, after his vaccinations....

    obviously not happy about it,
    and refused to pay,

    any one any thoughts and experience with this??

    thanks


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    #2
    January
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23,862 ✭✭✭✭January


    Doc can charge what he wants for writing letter. Why did he charge you for vaccinations though? They are definitely free if they are part of the immunisation program.


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    Stewy18
    Registered Users Posts: 95 ✭✭Stewy18


    thanks,
    got free vaccines, but then asked for letter ,then charge


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    Procrastastudy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,224 ✭✭✭Procrastastudy


    Stewy18 wrote: »
    thanks,
    got free vaccines, but then asked for letter ,then charge

    Jesus you should see what a solicitor would charge you for a letter!


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    ejmaztec
    Registered Users Posts: 24,089 ✭✭✭✭ejmaztec


    I don't think that €20 is completely off the wall, given the admin time involved in it being sorted out by the doctor and his secretary etc.


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    Le_Dieux
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,473 ✭✭✭Le_Dieux


    ejmaztec wrote: »
    I don't think that €20 is completely off the wall, given the admin time involved in it being sorted out by the doctor and his secretary etc.

    While totally agreeing with You EJ, I still think it is soft money.


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    wmpdd3
    Registered Users Posts: 9,624 ✭✭✭wmpdd3


    If its the letter to prove you are still in the country in relation to Child benifit, you only need to name you doctor, not get a letter from him. Unless it has changed since last Feb.


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    Pkiernan
    Registered Users Posts: 4,310 ✭✭✭Pkiernan


    OP: will you do work for me for free please?

    Nothing much, next time you are in the neighbourhood please take my bins out and sweep down the front porch for me.

    Shouldn't take you more than 10 minutes.

    Thanks!


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    mrsbyrne
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,228 ✭✭✭mrsbyrne


    wmpdd3 wrote: »
    If its the letter to prove you are still in the country in relation to Child benifit, you only need to name you doctor, not get a letter from him. Unless it has changed since last Feb.
    wmpdd3 spot on. nowhere in the letter from CB did it ask for a letter from your GP. If you asked the GP for a letter then he was perfectly entitled, and quite correct, to charge you for it. it was your mistake.


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    sandin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,594 ✭✭✭sandin


    Off to specsavers for the OP, except they charge €30 to tell you that you needs specs :D


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