Hi Chris & Sue,

just been to the sorting office to pay my £1.19 fine. I didn't bother challenging it, they are always right!!

Tony

Result!

Went to the local Post Office sorting office in Sevenoaks (today), after receiving one of their cards about a "letter" needing more postage plus the handling fee.
Expected to pay the £1:19; but the chap said "didn't you have one like this a couple of days ago"; wasn't me but could have been Charlie or our new member from Sevenoaks.
He said weight is OK but bit on the thick side; however when asked he got the "gauge" and mine just made it through; so "fine" was waived and magazine handed over!

If you make the effort to go to a sorting office in person, then be firm and polite but ask for a recheck especially on thickness - you could just be lucky!!

I think the message for the editors is too much of a good thing may damage your wallet (suggest future mags are around the 48 page mark!
However well done Chris and Su for another great edition of the club magazine. Rob G.

Hi Rob - glad to hear that you avoided the 'excess charge' but sorry you still had the inconvenience of going for collection.
As far as I am aware you are the only one that has challenged the fee. Just goes to show how marginal it all was.
Hope you enjoy the Mag nonetheless
regards - Chris

Thanks Chris,

Keep up the good work with the Club Magazine!

I would however like to mention that I belong to three other Car Clubs about the same size as the NGOC, also one much bigger (TSSC) and one smaller the Liege Car Club.
Of the three of comparable size one has 3 magazines a year averaging 32 pages per edition and the other two have gone for magazines/News Letters via the internet only.

The latter option I would not advocate for the NGOC; however it puts into perspective our bumper edition of some 56 pages (plus cover).

Best regards Robert Garrett

Hi Chris
Thanks for the latest newsletter
Unfortunately I didn't see your post before going to collect my copy, but was just given the explanation " Not enough postage mate!! " oh we'll we live and learn
Keep up the good work
Regards

Ed Powell

Went to sorting office to collect my excess postage mail. The guy said the usual "not enough postage mate" as per normal and went to demonstrate that it would'nt pass though the gauge but it did TWICE. "Oh" he says "better have that one free then."
I put the £1 in the local charity box on the counter. Perhaps the trouble was a too well sealed envelope that initially trapped air at one end when passing through the gauge??

Any way I have the mag!!