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OS Maps subscription renewal date weirdness

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Just a PSA really.  I've had an email from OS maps saying they will taking a payment shortly as my sub is coming to end.  But I added an extra year mid-term it shouldn't run out until this time next year.

I did check the date at that time and it had been updated correctly, but not now.  Oddly, the phone app is showing the correct date but not via the web.

I'll contact them next week to sort it out, but for those who use OS Maps it might be worth bearing this in mind and checking all is correct.


 
Posted : 19/10/2025 12:31 pm
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I had this...they don't take the payment, but your mid-term purchase was done outside the 'system', so until your current subscription ends, the 'system' doesn't know you have a new one to roll on.

Nothing is taken and the subscription rolls on for another year.

I called os to ask about it when it happened to me.


 
Posted : 19/10/2025 12:42 pm
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Ah okay, so looks like all will be fine, then.  Many thanks for the info 👍 


 
Posted : 19/10/2025 12:59 pm
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Thanks for the heads-up! I’ll double-check my OS Maps subscription too. Good catch noticing the difference between app and web dates.


 
Posted : 22/10/2025 6:37 am
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I got fed up with OS app and have been using memory map for several years, they have a sale at the end of the year before new maps are launched. Got full GB 1:50k for £40, no need to subscribe although you can do that if wanted. How often do the maps change significantly??


 
Posted : 26/10/2025 4:43 pm
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The app automatically updates to the latest maps (if you have a data connection and an active subscription - so I'm led to believe). I don't know how often maps update though.


 
Posted : 26/10/2025 5:10 pm
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Posted by: DickBarton

The app automatically updates to the latest maps (if you have a data connection and an active subscription - so I'm led to believe). I don't know how often maps update though.

New maps are released every year. But that doesn’t necessarily mean that things will change in the areas you’re looking at. I did notice at the weekend there was a new forest road appearing in Clocaenog Forest between 2021-2025 versions though.

 


 
Posted : 27/10/2025 2:39 am

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