--- In [email protected], Bruce Napier <br...@...> wrote: > > > On 12 Nov 2009, at 18:14, Trevor Sheppard wrote: > > > I'm coming towards the end of my first (6 month) licence - at the > > end of > > December - and I was wondering whether BW contacts me regarding > > renewal, > > or whether I have to contact them? > > > > The situation is slightly more complicated than a simple renewal as > > I'm > > intending to go for a Gold licence this time. All my paperwork is > > onboard (I'm at home right now so I have Internet but no files) but I > > have a vague recollection that early renewal may result in a > > reasonably > > useful discount. > > > They write to you with the renewal forms, usually. There's a prompt > payment discount, so if you don't hear by the end of the month, chase > them up. All this stuff will be delayed courtesy of the CWU, of course. > > > All the best > > Bruce > > Eheu fugaces, Postume, Postume, > labuntur anni.
Just to complicate matters, I seem to remember that "Gold" licences run from 1st Jan to 31st Dec each year. When you applyfor a "Gold" the unused portion of a BW licence (Nearest full month) is refunded and you get a new licence which is for a year, probably 2010 perhaps? This has complicated things for me, as I now have to pay for a licence in December (For a Jan 1st start), and I have a lump sum paid to me each year on the 10th January. Not the best Cash-Flow situation, being Christmas and all that! I am thinking of getting a short term (3-month?)licence to put the matter right. ~Allan~ >
