rally entry fee by cheque.

[ed8die]

Hi everyone,
I would love to come to the national rally at Charlbury in June this year. However the form states the entry fee should be paid by (enclosed) cheque.
In Holland hardly anyone uses cheques anymore, so to order a cheque from my bank would cost me about € 30.00 in bank fees. excluding the entry price.
Does anybody know if the entry fee can be paid by credit card and how should I go about this.
Or can I just go as a spectator and park my Minor in the general public area?
thanks already

[jagnut66]

Hi,
You raise a valid point, I had to use a credit card cheque, issued to me in a batch ages ago but fortunately still valid for increasingly rare instances like this one, where a cheque appears the only option.
Other than this I never use cheques anymore and nor does anyone I know.
I suppose someone will state that it will cost the club money to change over to a credit card system but perhaps it is becoming a necessity, I mean how long before cheques go the way of the Dinosaurs? It must be coming.............
Best wishes,
Mike.

[ASL642]

Details of how this can be paid via a Credit Card will be posted later tonight.

[JOWETTJAVELIN]

It's a recurring debate amongst the banks - get rid of the cheque: no need for this outdated form of payment, some say. But they are still very useful and and it will be a sad day indeed if the cheque disappears.

By the same logic we should crush all our old cars as they have been superseded by newer, better models.

The cheque is one of those things where you 'use it or lose it'.

[chesney]

I use cheques a fair bit.
They can be posted and written with no hassle, and useful with those who cannot use Paypal. Or maybe I just live in the past

[santadawes]

I like the idea of paying by paypal. I no longer have a cheque book.

[lambrettalad]

anyone who drives from holland pays the ferry etc and those who travel miles should get in for free !!!!
Also met a few chaps at a recent show and they asked me why we should pay to go to the national rally?
This set me thinking ,why not scrap the printed version of minor matters and make it an online publication,after all this is the 21st century This would save a small fortune.Or are there members not on line?
I'm looking forward to Lou's post Re: credit-card payment,otherwise i will need to order a cheque book.

[ASL642]

Unfortunately this facility will only be available for our overseas members.

[lambrettalad]

one cheque book ordered ,on line

[LouiseM]

why not scrap the printed version of minor matters and make it an online publication,after all this is the 21st century This would save a small fortune.Or are there members not on line?

This was raised during the club review / survey in 2010. 34% of those who responded thought this was a good idea but the majority were not interested in an on line version of the magazine as they like to receive a print copy. However it was stated "This option will be considered further by the Committe and the editorial team. If it does go ahead then it would be in addition to the present format; there is no question of doing away with the print version of Minor Matters".

[JOWETTJAVELIN]

Can't read an online version on the carsie.

[ASL642]

[lambrettalad]

It's called streaming , not steaming

[ASL642]

[jagnut66]

This was raised during the club review / survey in 2010. 34% of those who responded thought this was a good idea but the majority were not interested in an on line version of the magazine as they like to receive a print copy. However it was stated "This option will be considered further by the Committe and the editorial team. If it does go ahead then it would be in addition to the present format; there is no question of doing away with the print version of Minor Matters".

It would be a sad day indeed if we no longer had a printed magazine landing on our doorstep to read, not to mention that staring at a computer screen for too long can't be good for the eyesight.
Having a collection of back copies is also handy if you want to re-read an article from an old issue, rather than having to trawl an online site. Also a magazine can't crash on you or not be available during a (thankfully rare these days) power cut.
Sorry but I happen to be a fan of the printed word.

[lambrettalad]

some good points but you can store on line ones in very little space and you can search very quickly for a topic,instead of looking for hours at 6 year old mags to find the article you thought was in that issue but wasn't Our magazine is also printed on high class paper ,you can read it just as well on .................................?
I remember people recalling their fondness for the chalk and slate in school

[MartinLowe]

I remember people recalling their fondness for the chalk and slate in school

[MartinLowe]

I have to say I like a printed version, even though I do a lot of things on the computer, I like just flicking through the magazine to see what I want to read in depth, or just skim over, doesn't seem the same online

[morris4everandever]

But I still haven't seen how we can do a payment for the National Rally other than by cheque

[lambrettalad]

I think the answer is you can't?