I received confirmation of automatic renewal but, having sold the car I told them I did not want to renew. They told me that the policy would have to be cancelled early rather than letting it continue to the end of the year. I was informed that the fee for cancellation was £50 but as it was only 3 weeks before the policy ended it would be £38. So that is £38 pounds for their insistence on stopping the policy early. I could quite easily have told them that I didn't want to renew rather than telling them that I had sold the car so they are charging me for my honesty.