Heinkel Trojan Club is no longer able to accept credit or debit card payments after 24^th  April 2010

When the Club set up the facility to accept payment by credit and debit cards the processing firm charged £20 plus Vat per month for the rental of the card authorising machine and 4% of the transaction value.  The directors accepted that the Club should accept the rental of the processing machine as a cost to the Club while the members covered the cost of the transaction charge.  A few years ago the card processing company introduced a minimum monthly processing charge of £20 this they will increase to £30 with effect from 1^st June 2010.  The average monthly spend by members on credit cards is less than £150 which means the annual cost to the Club of continuing to provide the facility for members is around £600 or nearly 20% of membership subscription!  This the directors feel is unacceptable and the required notice has been given to the card processing company. 

The Club will continue to accept payment by PayPal.  PayPal is now able to offer the facility to any person who has a credit/debit card or bank account and an e-mail address to make payments to the Club in GB Pounds from any country in the world.  (www.PayPal.co.uk).  With the PayPal system there are no standing charges to the Club.  Alternatively payments can be made directly to the Club’s bank account but this can be expensive for overseas members as it involves currency conversion charges and it may be more economical to use PayPal. 

The UK banking industry is aiming to abolish cheque payments by 2018 but have agreed not to do so until suitable alternative payment methods are in place so none computerised UK members are OK for the present!  

Any members who has difficulty in making payments to the Club should contact Paula Fisher, the Club Treasurer, who will do every thing she can to assist.

The Heinkel Trojan Club caters for owners and enthusiasts of Heinkel Trojan Bubblecars, built in Germany, Ireland, Argentina and England between 1955 and 1964, and Heinkel Scooters built in Germany between 1953 and 1965.

Updated 19th May 2010