why would they ask if your a member, when they cleary didnt get you off the site anyway, thatd be qquite obvious that you WERENT a member.
I think your all missing the point of checkatrade, its just an advertising company, where each customer rates you and your work after each job, thats it, if your s**t, you will get kicked off the site, if your good, it gives future customers some sort of peace of mind.
1 - its cheap
2 - its better than other advertising as you get your own web page and can come up in any search catorgary you choose.
3 - it has everything other advertising companies have, and more
so I dont understand why anyone would have an issue with it, its not like my hammer etc/ you dont pay for leads etc/