2025 Subscriptions
10 January 2025
Have you joined the 2025 ambulance subscription scheme or renewed your membership?
Ambulances in Guernsey are not free, but you can get annual cover by joining the subscription scheme.
Without a subcription you could be charged up to £562 for an ambulance call, but a subscription for an adult is £68.
Benefits of joining the subscription scheme include up to five free emergency ambulance responses, including assessment and treatment by qualified clinicians for subscribers; up to 10 non-emergency patient transfers; up to five Flying Christine marine ambulance transfers.
For the first time ever this year, people have been able to buy the subscription at any Guernsey Post branch – making it easier than ever to take out cover. This new arrangement has proved popular with islanders.
Ambulance and Rescue Finance Director Simon Gardiner said: “No one wants to think 2025 is going to be a year they need an ambulance, but the truth is we respond to 7000 callouts every year. The subscription means if you’re one of them, you won’t receive a bill. We know it’s a time of year when money is tight, but it really is something you’ll be extremely glad you took out if you need to call us.
“We are talking about the equivalent of 19p per day, for an adult. You can pay at any Guernsey Post branch and online. It just takes a few minutes and could save you a lot of financial worry.”
Join online or at any branch of Guernsey Post
An ambulance subscription also covers the Flying Christine III, which is currently celebrating 30 years of service and assists people needing emergency transfers from other islands in the Bailiwick.
Anyone without a subscription faces a bill of £622 if they’re transferred from Herm, and £2329 if transferred from Sark. The Flying Christine III has responded to more than 1000 callouts in its history.
“We keep these costs as low as we can, running an efficient and effective service for visitors and residents alike. This is why we’re urging you to buy a subscription for just £68 for an adult, to avoid having to pay these full costs should the worse happen.”
Anyone with an existing direct debit does not need to take any action as existing direct debits will updated and automatically be renewed.
