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Some advice please ladies & gents? Had my renewal reminder end of January and set about trying to decipher this new medical certificate part of the process. Decided to print off the documents and drop them at the GP surgery, requested an invoice as per the guidance letter included. Having not heard anything I called them and they said there was no record of them receiving it. 😐. Was told to bring them in, along with £50 cash and it’d be sorted in 7-10 days. Seemed reasonable to me. Long story short, I’ve reprinted the forms, filled out as much as I am allowed and re-presented them in person at the surgery. I was told the cost (by a different receptionist) of £125!! With the cost being over double what Medcert and the like seem to charge I asked her what timescale could be guaranteed for completion at this inflated cost. Turns out now I’d have to attend a “10 minute interview” in person and presumably walk out with the forms, although this wasn’t implicitly stated. Having read the BMA guidelines there is no mention of a requirement for a medical interview, and this all seems a little irregular to me, not to mention expensive! I’ve read conflicting reviews of MedCert and better reviews of others which are little dearer, but none as bad as £125 and the requirement to attend an ‘interview’! Who did you folks use, how long did it all take and what were you charged? Did any of you have to attend the surgery for an interview? 😳 Answers on a postcard.

Hi, I am new to this site and this will be my first post. I sent in my application for my Shotgun Certificate around 11 weeks ago, and about 2 1/2 weeks later the FEO came round and did his inspection (all fine and he was happy to approve). It has now been 8 weeks since he came round so I decided to give the Firearms department a call and chase it up. I have been told that they are so short staffed that they haven't even touched the pile of Applicants they have at the moment, as they have a back log of renewals? Sounds like alot of people are in the same position as me, waiting for a grant that isn't likely to come any time soon. Is there any way I can speed this up and get them to process it? They have been unable to give me a time scale, and it has already exceeded there 8-10 weeks (given on the website). I am reluctant to complain as feel they could just decide to reject my application. Thanks