Sorry Martin; yes I got your PM and I should have replied to it by now but I'm a bit preoccupied with the trackdays and now dealing with the monies for the pig roast. Anyone can pay over the phone using a credit or debit card, my home number is 01892 545975. I'll PM you my mobile number so you can call during the day or text me your card number.
As other people have said, one of the new things introduced when we changed boards is that losing your roundel is automatic once the expiry date arrives; it's nothing personal. In fact there is a glitch in that you actually get booted out at 00.00 on the morning of the last day of the month. I'm correcting those as I as deal with the renewals, but it's going to take a while to get that one resolved.
As for renewals, every DSC member, board user or not, gets an invitation to renew their membership about a fortnight before the end of the month. I was slightly late this month, sending out 52 letters on 20 July, but it's a balancing act between sending them out so early that people think 'it's not due yet, I'll deal with it later' (and then not doing so) and giving them enough time to get the money to me before their membership has actually expired. The message board reminder is a new thing, since May I think, but it will never be the only reminder you get (unless the reminder gets lost in the post or you've moved and not told me!).
If you don't renew, you'll get a reminder a couple of weeks after expiry; if you still don't renew (or let me know you don't wish to renew), you get a final reminder six weeks or so after expiry. So that's another 97 letters I've sent this month.
I'm about to go through the renewals I've received in the last couple of days to reinstate roundels. Letters to those people with new membership cards is probably going to have to wait until Saturday though, sorry.
Last thing - we don't as yet have the facility to join or renew online, though we are working on that one. Sharpy - you know you'd love to join us - click here
http://www.ducatisportingclub.com/fi...ershipForm.pdf to download the membership application form (or I can send you one if you can't print it out).
Lizzie