Travlaa Posted January 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2014 Owo, how long has it been since your FEO visited? Mine advised it could be up to 8weeks and then said, but it won't be 8 weeks. It has now been over 8 weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owo1-man Posted January 24, 2014 Report Share Posted January 24, 2014 It's been 9 week's and she said it would be 2-6 and no problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad93 Posted January 24, 2014 Report Share Posted January 24, 2014 Don't email there is a backlog. Call up, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apache Posted January 25, 2014 Report Share Posted January 25, 2014 Looking to buy a gun off a friend of mine, but doubt he can hold onto it for much longer as he needs the money for his new one Pay him now and take the gun when you get the paperwork. As long as you don't have a sorted past you'll get the cert granted. I can see why you would ring up, but if people do then you are tying people up dealing with calls who could be getting certificates out. I'm not sure ringing them is helping. Obviously grants go to the bottom of the pile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travlaa Posted January 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2014 Pay him now and take the gun when you get the paperwork. As long as you don't have a sorted past you'll get the cert granted. I can see why you would ring up, but if people do then you are tying people up dealing with calls who could be getting certificates out. I'm not sure ringing them is helping. Obviously grants go to the bottom of the pile. That's what I have now done, just want to get out and shoot some clays now. Feel like I am 5 again and waiting for Christmas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owo1-man Posted January 27, 2014 Report Share Posted January 27, 2014 Got my email reply this morning and nothing has changed, it's still on the Supervisors very large table waiting to be signed off, or not as the case may be. Good job I've got other hobbies to keep me busy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad93 Posted January 29, 2014 Report Share Posted January 29, 2014 Rang up this morning to check they received my email containing permission forms/maps etc for clearing. All was received but they couldn't give me an ETA. Apparently they are still back logged and they are currently trying to get through the renewals. She said to give a call back at the end of next week. Anyone else have any experience with how long it takes to get land cleared with Essex? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bakerboy Posted January 29, 2014 Report Share Posted January 29, 2014 Thanks guys, I am in the Great Dunmow area, I think I will give my FEO a call this afternoon and see if there is anything he can do for me. Looking to buy a gun off a friend of mine, but doubt he can hold onto it for much longer as he needs the money for his new one Thanks guys, I am in the Great Dunmow area, I think I will give my FEO a call this afternoon and see if there is anything he can do for me. Looking to buy a gun off a friend of mine, but doubt he can hold onto it for much longer as he needs the money for his new one Buy the gun and leave it on your friends SGC until you are ready to take it home on your SGC when it arrives (no reason not to be granted a SGC that you know of?). If you go out shooting with him, you gun use the gun under his control/supervision. That is presuming you are not a prohibited person. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travlaa Posted January 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2014 Buy the gun and leave it on your friends SGC until you are ready to take it home on your SGC when it arrives (no reason not to be granted a SGC that you know of?). If you go out shooting with him, you gun use the gun under his control/supervision. That is presuming you are not a prohibited person. Yep that is what I have now done, and no reason why I shouldn't get my SGC. FEO was happy when he visited. Looking forward to getting my own cert through Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travlaa Posted February 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2014 Got my email reply this morning and nothing has changed, it's still on the Supervisors very large table waiting to be signed off, or not as the case may be. Good job I've got other hobbies to keep me busy. Owo, any news on your application yet? Still not received mine. Hopefully get it soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad93 Posted February 3, 2014 Report Share Posted February 3, 2014 Still not heard back from them about clearing my permission. May be a good excuse to ask for an open cert. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverhawk Posted February 3, 2014 Report Share Posted February 3, 2014 My partners just put in for her first fac my first grant took around 3 months Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Essex Keeper Posted February 3, 2014 Report Share Posted February 3, 2014 Ask them !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owo1-man Posted February 3, 2014 Report Share Posted February 3, 2014 Nothing from them as yet, will be sending in a letter to the Chief at HQ if nothing by the 6th Feb asking him to explain why they cannot work to a policy that they have instigated of 8-10 week's as that will be 19 weeks since my application was handed in at HQ. Started decorating the lounge's today, wife like a frog on acid with the wallpaper steamer, everywhere but where you needed it !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travlaa Posted February 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2014 No hope for mine yet then :( 19 weeks is ridiculous. They wouldn't get away with it in the private sector. You need to get your cert through so you can fill your time less productively by the sounds of things Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owo1-man Posted February 3, 2014 Report Share Posted February 3, 2014 Agreed, my wife can be very productive at finding things for me to do that are totally unproductive in my eye's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owo1-man Posted February 7, 2014 Report Share Posted February 7, 2014 Nothing in my post this week granting my licence, so a letter heading the way of Essex HQ asking a few pertinent questions of their ability to run a department within their policy of granting licence's within 8/10 week's, not the 19 that I have been waiting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasons gold Posted February 7, 2014 Report Share Posted February 7, 2014 Nothing in my post this week granting my licence, so a letter heading the way of Essex HQ asking a few pertinent questions of their ability to run a department within their policy of granting licence's within 8/10 week's, not the 19 that I have been waiting. Write to the police crime commissioner and your mp as well might help speed things up. Just remember you are paying for a service, and they are not doing you a favour Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travlaa Posted February 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2014 My SGC turned up in the post today. Posted it on the 8th November. Picked up my Miroku MK60, this evening. Hoping to get down the fennes with it tomorrow morning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad93 Posted February 8, 2014 Report Share Posted February 8, 2014 Good to hear, so that would be 13 weeks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owo1-man Posted February 8, 2014 Report Share Posted February 8, 2014 Lucky you Travlaa, only thing I'll be picking up is a 1" Harris brush. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travlaa Posted February 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2014 13 weeks to the day. Spent a couple of hrs down the fennes this morning....in the rain. Shot very well with it. Owo you should give your FAO a call, I rang Paul and he said he would check it out and chase it up for me. If you ring around 9am they are usually at a computer so can check it and chase it up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owo1-man Posted February 9, 2014 Report Share Posted February 9, 2014 Will be on the phone first thing Monday, glad you had a good day's shooting. Got one result late Saturday on my way back to Chelmsford, nice big cock pheasant into the bonnet of the car, quickly dispatched and into the boot, dinner for Wednesday taken care of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owo1-man Posted February 10, 2014 Report Share Posted February 10, 2014 Rang up at 9:00 this morning as Travlaa suggested and got all the usual, very busy, have to be thorough, its on the supervisors desk, I know that you told me weeks ago when will I get a bloody licence. Await the outcome of my letter to the Chief now I suppose. It's getting very hard to stay polite on the phone though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travlaa Posted February 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2014 Oh really? I rang the guy that actually visited me, and he said he would check and if they hadn't done it, he would chase it up. Subsequently, when he checked, they had already processed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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