Criteria for Membership

Criteria For Membership

Application Process

  • Request an application pack by telephone, post or e-mail.
  • Complete the various forms (Membership Application, Direct Debit, Insurance Form) and return with the following additional documentation:
    • A current original Tax Clearance Certificate.
    • A copy of the company’s most recent Annual Return.
    • Photographs of your premises – interior/exterior.
    • Planning Permission documentation for the purpose of carrying out a motor business at your premises, as per membership eligibility outlined on the current membership application form. Applicants whose premises were constructed pre-1963 are required to furnish a Declaration signed by a practicing Solicitor or Commissioner for Oaths confirming that no works have been carried out since 1963 which would require planning permission.
    • Letters of Proposal: Three written proposals by current members of the Society who have been in membership for over three years. These letters to be written on the proposer’s company headed paper. The proposer can only be the Managing Director/Dealer Principle of the company.
  • Send completed form to the Membership Department at the SIMI together with additional documentation as listed above.
  • There are the various membership categories and subscription rates for 2012 which can be viewed under our prices. In applying for membership of the SIMI it is a requirement that an appropriate Direct Debit mandate in respect of membership and entrance fee be completed and returned with the application form.

Inspection Visit

Once the application forms and all relevant documentation have been received, an acknowledgement will be sent to the applicant and arrangements will be made for the Society to visit and inspect the applicant’s premises with a view to finalising the application in order to have it presented to the National Executive Council for consideration.

Probationary Period

The initial period of membership will be probationary. This will extend to the date of the first National Executive Council following the first 12 months of membership. The member’s suitability for full membership shall be considered by the National Executive Council at its first meeting following the probationary period. Members are subject to the Rules of the Society and enjoy the full benefits of membership of the Society during their probationary period.