I too have renewed this week via the link

Thought I would mention, a contact 'thought' she had cancelled the auto renew but went into her account and it said that the auto renew amount had been taken the day before. She was very upset as she can't afford the full price and £179.99 is a lot of money in one go.
I suggested she call them as I really think they should at the least send an email reminder a week before that they are about to take the payment.
The young man she spoke to refunded the full amount. Once the refund showed on her card statement she left it a week and renewed via the link.

The moral of the story is to make doubly sure that the auto renew cancellation has actually gone through and your account clearly shows the access will cease on the renewal date.
Boo