Join or renew with BASC and spread the cost!

[poontang]

My wildfowling club fees are £195 a year (including BASC membership).

 

A couple of years ago they offered a monthly payment by dd to help people out in the reccession.

 

It costs £17 a month (£204 a year).

 

It really helped me out when I was made redundant last year. Ok, it cost me an extra £9 over the year but without the monthly option I wouldn't have been able to shoot this season.

 

As far as I can see an extra £4 over 10 months is a small price to pay to help people who may be struggling at the moment.

[mudpatten]

Another winning idea from BASC which will result in a steady stream of new members over the coming years.

[308dave]

I think some people need to get out more, .........£4.....to the ones moaning, pay your fees upfront and stop moaning, tight *****.

[Mungler]

I think some people need to get out more, .........£4.....to the ones moaning, pay your fees upfront and stop moaning, tight *****.

 

[-kev-]

Was thinking of joining BASC for the insurance, but how good is it? Has any one on here had the misfortune of having to claim? If so how good are they?

[Cranfield]

Like most insurances people hold, they never have the misfortune to claim against them.

In choosing an Insurer you try to select one that has the credibility and general reputation that gives you confidence they will deal with any claim effectively.

[berettaman]

So whats the crack with the countryside alliance ? as they do payments now too,do they implement a charge for payments ?

[-kev-]

Like most insurances people hold, they never have the misfortune to claim against them.

In choosing an Insurer you try to select one that has the credibility and general reputation that gives you confidence they will deal with any claim effectively.

 

 

You answered that like a politician Are BASC any good? what other options do i have if not?

[poontang]

So whats the crack with the countryside alliance ? as they do payments now too,do they implement a charge for payments ?

 

You could ask their dedicated shooting co-ordinator.

 

He used to post on here sometimes.

 

Haven't seen him on here for a couple of weeks for some reason.

[berettaman]

Would be nice for him to come onto this thread and put his case forward either way

[webber]

Was thinking of joining BASC for the insurance, but how good is it? Has any one on here had the misfortune of having to claim? If so how good are they?

 

 

The subject has been done to death on this forum, and in recent weeks.

Do us all a favour and do a search, fill your boots, then join BASC.

 

webber

[mudpatten]

Sadly, the CA`s dedicated shooting co ordinator got a bit of a spanking the last time he came on here and left in something of a huff. Don`t think we`ll be seeing him any time soon, unless that is, he actually enjoys a bit of corporal punishment.

 

And to reply to Kev.Yes, BASC`s insurance is very good as is the excellent customer service provided by David BASC on this forum. I speak from personal experience and can thoroughly recommend it.

[David BASC]

Let’s not change this into another BASC v CA thread! It will be shut down within a handful of posts if we do.

 

CA is a general countryside organisation - BASC is a dedicated shooting organisations- different orgs with different remits and objectives - If you want to support the CA's broad countryside lobbying, then join the CA. If you want to support BASC's dedicated shooting strategy then join BASC, let’s leave it at that.

 

As to the insurance question, the BASC policy gets about 60 claims a year, mostly property damage. It is very rare for a claim to be rejected, over 99% get settled.

 

We take on all claims directly, regardless of what other insurance you have, so you don’t have to mess amount checking on other policies before you claim on BASC .

 

All claims are initially looked at by our brokers’ claims team in Edinburgh and they are then passed to me for another view.

 

Any other insurance questions just let me know but probably better to start another insurance Q&A thread if you want to.

 

 

Ta

 

David

[scolopax]

I know of two claims, one chap got shot in the hand by his mate, very nasty wound, he got a payout as they were both BASC members, this was a while ago. The other case was more recent, a gun shot a beaters dog very close range, the dog lived (somehow) but lost a leg. The insurers paid out very quickly in full for the vets bills and the full value of a trained working dog of that age to replace the injured dog. A1 service IMO.

[RC45]

Renewed my membership today by monthly instalments, and i dont mind the extra charge of £4 to pay monthly. They charge a lot more for your car insurance if you pay monthly. Keep up the good work david i for one am a pleased member.

 

 

When my membership is up for renewal, I will take FULL membership this time! Thanks David, your effort is much appreciated.

 

Phil

[-kev-]

Thanks for taking time to reply to my question guys, am going to join up using the DD option to spread the costs as a few have already said £4 is'nt much if it saves paying it all up front.

[anser2]

Al4x who is your car insurance with ? I recently shopped around for online car insurance and all the firms I looked at charged more , a lot more for phased payments.

 

Some have been trying for years to get BASC membership to be delt with in monthly payments. Now BASC have listened all others seem to want to do is dig at the proccess. Phased payments cost more in 99% of cases the banks charge , its costs time for the organisation to check the payments are being made and setting them up so what is there to moan about.

[foxbuster]

Have been meaning to join for a while now but was too expensive for me to pay the 'one off payment'. The option of paying by dd now makes it affordable to me. And to those whinging about £4 quid...get a grip for christs sake!!

[Paladin]

Charge as much as the market can stand, and if you want to earn more from your customer base, then offer them a staggered payment method and lock them in! Complacency sets in and they renew year after year.

David BASC Incharge of marketing, and you say "I have more things to do than to spend the time surfing the internet.." Should you be spending your time looking for the best deal for your members?

How about Leagle Fees Insurance SACS can offer £100,000 and £10,000,000 Third party Liability all through the NFU so it's no Micky Mouse Co. for £30 or £18 if you are a keeper or over 65.

Should'nt you be trying to match that.

[Cranfield]

We have chewed over the merits of various insurance options regularly and the Search facility is full of the evidence.

 

This thread started with the announcement that the BASC subscription (new member or renewal) can now be paid by Direct Debit.

 

Please keep it on topic, or it gets closed.

[Paladin]

Oops 12 year old malt driven.

[Bazooka Joe]

So whats the crack with the countryside alliance ? as they do payments now too,do they implement a charge for payments ?

 

Apparently not

 

[David BASC]

As Cranfield said this is about BASC phased payments, so stick to the subject BJ and if you want to promote the CA then please start another thread OK, I will be happy to chip in on that one as I am sure Davit T will be too!

 

Yes I am in charge of marketing at BASC and what I am focussed on is developing and delivering the best package for shooters and shooting.

 

I am not going to get involved in a silly price war with a race to see who can offer the cheapest deal, and this will not help anyone, and will certainly not help shootings cause in my view.

 

As I and others have said, many have been saying they would love to join BASC but can't afford the sub in one hit, so we have listened and now offer spread payment options.

 

Of course there are other organisations you can join and may offer cheap deals on insurance…if nothing else.

 

But this thread is about BASC – the UK’s Main shooting organisation and the ability to pay in 1,4,or 10 instalments that has just been introduced.

 

Thanks for all your feedback and support guys it is very much appreciated.

 

My regards

 

David

[phaedra1106]

Hi David, I PM'd you Feb 27th about whether the BASC Jobseekers Concession applied to those on ESA (Employment Support Allowance) or Income Support, my Autistic 20yr old receives ESA (Support Group) as he is unable to look for employment and I receive Income Support as I am physically disabled.

 

You were going to find out when you were in the office last Wednesday and get back to me but I've not heard anything.

 

Thanks

Edited March 7, 2011 by phaedra1106

[wildgoose1uk]

As Cranfield said this is about BASC phased payments, so stick to the subject BJ and if you want to promote the CA then please start another thread OK, I will be happy to chip in on that one as I am sure Davit T will be too!

 

Yes I am in charge of marketing at BASC and what I am focussed on is developing and delivering the best package for shooters and shooting.

 

I am not going to get involved in a silly price war with a race to see who can offer the cheapest deal, and this will not help anyone, and will certainly not help shootings cause in my view.

 

As I and others have said, many have been saying they would love to join BASC but can't afford the sub in one hit, so we have listened and now offer spread payment options.

 

Of course there are other organisations you can join and may offer cheap deals on insurance…if nothing else.

 

But this thread is about BASC – the UK’s Main shooting organisation and the ability to pay in 1,4,or 10 instalments that has just been introduced.

 

Thanks for all your feedback and support guys it is very much appreciated.

 

My regards

 

David

 

Y'know, I can't help thinking that I have contributed a lot to the direction this thread has taken in recent days. That's a shame.

 

You see, I really don't need many or any of the other services BASC provides...... I do like the magazine though. All I really want to do is to support a shooting organisation. This is a membership organisation, a lobbying organisation, an organisation that is wellplaced to do those things.

 

As for me? What benefit do i get from BASC? Directly .... none.

 

1. I have my own insurance arrangements;

2. The farmer owns and runs the shoot so if there was ever a problem it seems unlikely that BASC would convince the farmer to negotiate with himself;

3. I don't stalk;

4. I don't have dogs;

5. Can't remember all the other member benefits but it seems I have survived this long without them that I doubt I need them.

 

All I really want to do is to support BASC because I think they are wellplaced to do a fine job in terms of lobbying (much like the NRA but different). Because I want to do this and because it is better for me to pay in smaller amounts it seems I have to pay more than all the others who pay annually.....

 

There is no contractual arrangement with BASC for provision of personal aervices like there is with the car insurance analogy provided earlier. In any case the fee there is interest on a loan and not a charge for a dd.

 

Yes.... I was not told about the extra charges for dd when I signed up

Yes.... I think the 50p charge per dd payment is on the form but hidden near the bottom beside the shoot captain's section which I confess I did not read.

 

Do these two things matter to me?..... not really. I have been involved in several charities which show verying degrees of professionalism so I have a different tolerance level for them. I know David will tell me that BASC is not a charity btu I class it in pretty much the same group for my purposes.

 

What really gets my goat here is that I want to join a body that I will get little in return for other than the lobbying I mentioned earlier which is not so much a personal benefit as a long term group benefit and it seems that not only must I pay more to spread the cost but I must pay more than double what the bank charges to process the dd.

 

Not only that but the basc rep here really seems less than interested in people who have views that do not agree with his.

 

Will I continue my basc memebership .......... I honestly do not know at this stage. They do a lot of good work but I think they are just taking the **** by charging 50p per payment. Like I say it is a good magazine though.