Payment methods
Choose your preferred
payment method to renew your membership.
Direct Debit
Automatic collection of fees by Direct
Debit offers the greatest convenience and efficiency to members
for payment of their annual subscriptions from year to year.
You will receive a minimum of two weeks' written notice prior to
the first collection in any subscription year. The RCGP
operates two types of Direct Debits for collection:
Annual
A lump sum payment due on or
immediately after 1 April each year, which carries a £10
discount from standard annual rates. If you are setting up
a Direct Debit arrangement after 1 April, you will be notified of
the nearest collection date.
Quarterly instalments
Payments by this method allow you to
spread the cost of your subscription fee over the year. The four
instalments are collected on or immediately after the first working
day of April, July, October and January. Furthermore, a £5
discount is applied against standard annual rates. If you
are setting up the Direct Debit arrangement after 1 April, you will
notified of the collection dates if not in line with the standard
schedule.
Monthly
If you are unable to settle your
subscription fee in a lump sum or by quarterly
instalments, you may be allowed to pay in monthly
direct debit payments (10 instalments in total) where possible. For
more information, please contact the membership services
team.
How to set up Direct Debit
Telephone
If you are a UK account holder you may be able to set
up your Direct Debit arrangement with the College over the phone,
provided that you are authorised as a sole signatory on the
account. Please contact the membership services team on
020 3188 7766 who will be able to assist. Republic of Ireland
account holders must complete and return the forms by post as your
original signature is requried.
Post
Alternatively, please download and
complete the Direct Debit mandate forms, quoting your membership
number in the reference field. If you do not know your membership
number, please write your GMC number in the section provided on
the form. An original signature is required, therefore return
the forms by post to the College's headquarters, addressed to the
membership services team. We are unable
to accept faxed, photocopied or email Direct Debit forms.
Please note: Direct Debit payments
cannot be processed for first subscription payments between January
and March. If you are joining during this period, your initial
payment must be made either by cheque or credit/debit card only.
Your completed Direct Debit mandate will be used for subsequent
subscription payments.
Credit and Debit
card
Payments are accepted from
MasterCard, Visa, Visa Debit and Maestro accounts only.
If you wish to pay by this method, please complete the
credit & debit card payment form 
or the
payment slip on your renewal notice, and return to membership
support team at RCGP headquarters either by post or
fax. Alternatively,
call the team to renew over the phone.
PLEASE NOTE that fee payments using
Visa Debit or other Debit cards held outside the UK are not
accepted by our bank processors. In such instances, please
forward a sterling cheque/bankers draft made payable to 'Royal
College of General Practitioners'.
Cheque
We accept sterling cheque or bank
draft (payable in the United Kingdom), or cheque drawn in Euros
(from an account held in the Republic of Ireland only),
made payable to 'Royal College of General
Practitioners'. Please note, we are
unable accept any other form of cheque payment.