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Message: <blockquote data-quote="OSFlanker" data-source="post: 185437" data-attributes="member: 12">In principle you are right.  But being in a over-legislated and over-regulated country, membership fees have to be stated in the club articles for submission to the ROS.  This means the fees can only be amended in a members' general meeting.I feel the amount set is reasonable.  Let's face it, a club should be a body of persons whose aims and aspirations are similar, or at least in the same general space dimension.  Clearly one who does not agree with the joining fees is one whom should review if this is the right club for one to join.AROC charges RM120 a year and I feel it's value for money just for the one big event they hold every year i.e. the Grand Tour (mille miglia).  Those choosing not to join AROC has an alternative in Italia Auto which is not a registered club but a forum based gathering.  Both have their merits and many Alfa owners are members of both.This illustrates that despite the presence of a non-paying "club", there are still people who chooses to pay to join a car club.  I will leave it to the committee to enlighten members on the benefits of joining the club as it is not for me to speculate.</blockquote>