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Paying for your membership with Direct Debit

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Visitors enjoying an autumnal walk in the landscaped garden at Stowe, Buckinghamshire | © National Trust Images/Arnhel de Serra

It’s easy, and secure, to pay for your membership by Direct Debit, as you’re protected by the Direct Debit Guarantee. Plus, if you pay by monthly Direct Debit, you can spread the cost of your annual membership across the year.

How Direct Debit works 

Payments are made monthly in advance, or annually in advance, taken automatically from your bank account. Paying by Direct Debit gives you peace of mind and security, as you’re protected by the Direct Debit Guarantee

Direct Debit also helps us – it reduces our administration costs and gives us the confidence to commit to vital conservation work. 

If you choose to pay monthly 

We’ll enclose a Direct Debit payment schedule in your welcome pack showing you the amount and date for each payment.

Upon taking out a selected membership by Monthly Direct Debit, you are agreeing to National Trust membership for one year, payable in instalments due on a monthly basis as your annual membership progresses. 

Please read the Direct Debit terms and conditions below.

Junior and gift memberships

It's not possible to pay for junior and gift memberships in monthly instalments. However, you can pay by annual Direct Debit or by credit/debit card. 

If you choose to pay annually 

We’ll enclose a Direct Debit payment schedule in your welcome pack showing you the amount and date of this payment. 

You can pay by annual Direct Debit for all annual memberships, including junior (as long as the member is aged 13 and over or it's been bought as a gift by someone aged 13 and over) and gift memberships. 

What happens at renewal? 

Your membership will automatically renew after a year if you pay by annual or monthly Direct Debit.

We'll write to you before the end of your membership year and will supply you with your new membership card(s) for the following year along with your new Direct Debit schedule. You will be given the opportunity to tell us if you do not want to renew your membership for the following year. 

Please note that National Trust gift cards cannot be used for any form of membership renewal.

Simple to set up

Whether you’re thinking of joining for the first time, or you’ve already been a member for years, Direct Debit is the easiest way to pay for your membership. 

If you’re already a member, you can simply switch to paying by Direct Debit by calling us on 0344 800 1895.

Monthly Direct Debit payment terms and conditions 

Your membership 

You agree to take out the selected National Trust membership for one year. 

We will write to you shortly before the end of your membership year and supply you with a new membership card for the following year. You will be given the opportunity to tell us if you do not want to renew your membership for the following year. 

Your membership fee 

Your membership fee is payable in instalments, which (unless the section below on the failure to pay your membership fee applies) only becomes due on a monthly basis as your annual membership progresses. 

Your instalment amounts and the dates on which they become payable will be set out in the payment schedule, which we will send you as part of your membership welcome or renewal letter. 

If you're late with your payments 

If you fail to pay the National Trust any instalment due by the required date, your National Trust membership may be closed. We will write to you and give you the opportunity to pay all instalments due for the remainder of your membership year by alternative means, or to set up a new Direct Debit. 

Please note that these provisions will not apply if your failure to pay is due to a bank or National Trust error. 

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