ACSI 2017 books and card

The books are usually available from ACSI, direct, and from Vicarious Books at Folkestone, about the middle of December.  Both take early orders and then despatch once they are printed.  Perhaps the Caravan Club will probably put them on sale once they receive their allocation of books?

The price for the book from 'the other club' is a very good one, comparing well with the price from ACSI direct - especially with the current exchange rate.

Whatever way you buy them, they won't actually be available 'in your hand' yet.

As already discussed on another thread, none of this helps those of us who leave late November/early December.  I just wish ACSI would get their system in order. We don't need the physical books .... just the valid card for 2017 !

We took out an annual subsciption at the start of this year. I think the minimum commitment was two years.

Do they just send out the new card and book at some point? Any idea when?

We took out an annual subsciption at the start of this year. I think the minimum commitment was two years.

Do they just send out the new card and book at some point? Any idea when?

Generally you will get an email for the 'first renewal' asking if you want to continue your subscription.  If you say 'Yes' then it will run annually until you ask for it to be stopped and the books will usually be sent out in mid to late December (or perhaps
late, like last year).  Those travelling during November and December can have the guide and card posted to a forwarding address, or buy the guide from a number of campsites in Spain (list

here).  It's useful to have an up to date guide, as sites accepting the card can change substantially from one year to another and generally each year there are more and more sites in the scheme.

Will an ACSI card help.  I am hoping to go to Holland next spring (half term)  at peak time, sowill there be discounts available as I have seen reports that discounts are little or nill at these times

The delivery is normally mid December,

DianneT

I am also interested in the 2017 edition. I just checked on the ACSI website and although you appear to be able to order it, they are only showing delivery times for the 2016 version. Do you know how long your son has to wait until it is dispatched...

.The 'friendly club' web site indicated the usual mid December delivery. Buying direct from ACSI by D/D means committing to buying for two years and giving a none UK company your bank details. Remember, your bank cannot stop'continueing authority D/D' only the company with the authority.

As far as I could see on the ACSI website you could just buy it for a year if you wanted. Signing up to DD just meant it worked out cheaper. Are you sure about  stopping a DD, because on my online banking I have the facility to terminate them, or at least I thought I did. I also thought it was what the unscrupulous did in the time before numberplate recognition and direct links to driver details, in order to get an insurance certificate.

The initial commitment is for a year.  They ask at the end of that year if you want to continue your 'subscription'.

I can end Direct Debits from my bank account, and it's a simple process on line, or in the bank.  I think what is being referred to is a Continuing Payment Authority, and not a direct debit, but even then the advice that you can't cancel isn't correct.

Googling MoneySavingExpert.com tells me: 

Recurring payments (also called continuous payment authorities - CPAs) feel like direct debits but aren't. They allow companies to take money whenever they think they're owed, so it's important to know when you can cancel and whether you can switch to direct debits.

Recurring payments are often used by payday lenders, ... websites and subscription websites. Until 2009, only the company could cancel them, you couldn’t. Yet you now have a right to tell your bank to cancel. We tell you how to do this, and what you can do if the bank doesn't play ball.