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"THE
SMC IS TOO EXPENSIVE TO JOIN"
I have compared the
price of joining 8 comparable Classic Car Clubs in the UK. To
do this I have compared equivalent levels of membership and included
joining fees. Many Clubs offer a small discount in 2nd and
subsequent years of membership , including the SMC. Note also that
all of the more popular marques receive trade support in terms of
paid for advertising in their magazines, the SMC generally does not,
as we have no trade specialists.
The results are listed
in descending order of price:
|
UK Fee |
European Fee |
| Vintage
Sports Car Club |
£85 |
£87 |
| TR Register |
£41 |
£47 |
| Triumph
Sports Six Club |
£40 |
£44 |
| Jaguar
Drivers Club |
£38 |
£40 |
| Stag Owners
Club |
£37 |
£42 |
| Standard
Motor Club |
£28 |
£33 |
| Morris Minor
Owners Club |
£24 |
£27 |
|
A30 and A35
Owners Club |
£23 |
£ not quoted |
Prices correct at 21st
Jan 2009. Note that I am a volunteer with insufficient time to check
every other club's prices. This is therefore a selection.
Note that both the
MMOC and the A30/A35 OC, the only cheaper clubs here, both
have many thousands of members each so benefit greatly from bulk
discounts they can obtain for printing of their magazines.
Note that many of our competitor clubs do not have the expense of
running a Spares Scheme
I therefore contest
that the SMC, with sub 1000 members and little or no trade support,
is relatively cheap to join, and demonstrates the cost effectiveness
with which this club is run. Note also that your Club constantly
monitors the market to ensure we offer good value for money.
If you would like to
agree or disagree please send your comments to Webmaster
and I will publish them
Phil Homer
Reply
1- 21st Jan 2009
Good
evening Phil,
Very
interesting to read your comparison of the membership costs of
different Clubs. I agree that the SMC is good value and in
fact I have thought for some time that it is too good value.
I
think the Club should charge substantially more - but I suspect
that I am in a minority!
I am aware that there are other cars
and information that could be added to this site to make it more comprehensive, so if you
have material and photographs, please let me know. Please send me, Phil Homer, a
message at: Phil Homer
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