Associate Membership

30. Associate Membership gives the full benefits of your AA Membership to 3 members of your family. These may include one other adult and/or your dependents under 25 years of age who all live in the same household as you, the member. Any benefits added to the membership are enjoyed by both the Main member and their Associate member(s). Equally, termination, suspension, imposition of restrictions etc. brought upon any main member will automatically have the same effect upon their associate member(s).


AA Membership Payment Options

31. Monthly Payment Plan

The AA Membership Monthly Payment Plan allows you to enjoy all the benefits of being a member of the AA while spreading the cost of Membership over 12 months by direct debit.
-Monthly Payment Membership is based on a minimum of 12 consecutive monthly Direct Debit payments; if your Direct Debit is cancelled, you must pay the balance of the outstanding month(s) in that membership year.
-A €10 annual administration fee applies to Monthly Payment Memberships every year at renewal.
-At the outset, you will be given a Schedule of Payments before your first payment is collected, showing the amount of each payment and the dates your bank account will be debited. The first payment will be taken approximately one month from Membership Start/Renewal date.
-If you renew after your “Expiry Date”, you will be required to pay your previous months instalment(s) due with your first payment.
-Non-payment of one monthly payment will result in the outstanding balance becoming payable. If this outstanding balance still remains unpaid by the date of second consecutive payment or future payments, your membership will cease, the outstanding balance for that membership year will be due and we will inform you of this in writing.
-Without affecting your general rights of cancellation of the Direct Debit Mandate, if the membership is cancelled or benefits (such as Home Start, Rescue Plus or associate members) are added/removed during the contract, any refund or additional charge should be taken care of separate to the monthly payments and direct debits should not be cancelled. In the event of a suspension of cover, payments will be suspended until the cover is reinstated. Benefits added at the beginning of a membership year cannot be removed during that membership year as a payment schedule is already in place.

32. Annual Payment

-Annual Payment allows you to pay for your membership in full, once a year.
-This payment can either be upfront by cash, credit card or cheque on your renewal date or by annual direct debit from your bank account or credit card at the same time every year.
-When you pay by annual direct debit, you will receive your next year’s membership cards one month before your current membership expires, ensuring continuous cover.
-In signing the direct debit mandate, you agree to authorise the AA to charge your bank account/credit card by direct debit for your annual Membership cover every year. You also authorise the AA to debit your bank account/credit card the charge for any upgrade to your membership which you instruct the AA to apply during your Membership. This authorisation can be withdrawn by informing the AA of this in writing.


Amending your Membership Benefits

33. You can add the benefits of Home Start, Rescue Plus and Associate Membership during the membership year. The added benefits will be valid until the membership renewal date and will be charged at the normal, annual rate.

Note: Only the member can make amendments to cover or apply for a refund. Any upgrades to existing cover will not be effective until full payment is received for that added benefit.

AA Fair Play Policy

34. Fair Play is designed to keep membership affordable by making sure that high use by members is avoided. We have therefore placed limits on the number of call-outs that can be made by any one member in a subscription year.

We will monitor call-outs on an individual basis to ensure fairness is applied at all times. Under this policy, we endeavour to keep all our members informed of their call-out usage. We will write to you and inform you of your usage before the contribution procedure is implemented thus allowing you the opportunity to take the necessary action.

Each level of AA membership is subject to a call-out limit in a membership year. Personal members will be entitled to a maximum of six call-outs in a subscription year. If you have subscribed to Rescue Plus, up to three of these call-outs may include Rescue Plus benefits. If your subscription includes associate member(s), you and your associates are entitled to a combined maximum total of 7 call-outs.

If the relevant permitted call-outs are exceeded, the AA may require the payment of an additional contribution to the subscription in such amount as may be determined by the AA before undertaking any additional call-outs.


Membership Cancellation

35. The AA reserves the right to cancel the membership, if the maximum number of call-outs by that member is exceeded in two consecutive membership years and in such event no refund of subscription should be payable. Where the number of call-outs in a membership year exceeds 10, the AA also reserves the right to cancel the membership and in that event no refund of subscription shall be made.

36.

(a)	Annual Payment	Cancellation requests within 28 days of joining will be refunded in full and a pro-rata refund will apply up to 3 months after joining, provided the member has not availed of AA Rescue Service within that period. No refunds apply after 3 months of cover. Please allow 28 days for all refunds. Requests to cancel a membership, during a membership year, must be confirmed in writing, by post, fax or email, to the AA.
(b)	Monthly Payment	Under the terms and conditions of Monthly Payment, Membership cannot be cancelled within that membership year. Any cancellation of Direct Debit will result in the outstanding balance, of that membership year, becoming payable immediately. No refunds apply.

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