B25Modelman Posted March 1, 2012 Report Share Posted March 1, 2012 My son let his cert expire. He re-applied in September 2011. His cheque was cashed immediately. Had the visit last month but still no cert. I applied to renew my cert last month. Cheque still not cashed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulr5604 Posted March 1, 2012 Report Share Posted March 1, 2012 There is quite a big back log at the moment some people are waiting 5 months. You could ring them and ask the progress of both applications. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B25Modelman Posted March 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2012 There is quite a big back log at the moment some people are waiting 5 months. You could ring them and ask the progress of both applications. My son rang them just after Xmas which seemed to prompt them to visit. I will give mine a month or so yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekers Posted March 1, 2012 Report Share Posted March 1, 2012 My son let his cert expire. He re-applied in September 2011. His cheque was cashed immediately. Had the visit last month but still no cert. I applied to renew my cert last month. Cheque still not cashed. Was there a question/suggestion/problem there? It is not uncommon to wait a month, or a lot more after an interview for any certificate...and last month was only yesterday! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drut Posted March 1, 2012 Report Share Posted March 1, 2012 Times appear to vary according to force area,without a location in your profile it is difficult to comment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CZ550Kevlar Posted March 1, 2012 Report Share Posted March 1, 2012 The current rumor going around is ALLEGEDLY that Kent in particular are being slow on renewals on purpose, their office looks like an explosion in a paper mill and that they are actively seeking reasons to revoke certs, don`t know if it`s true but there has to be some reason why renewals and variations are taking so long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jolly Posted March 2, 2012 Report Share Posted March 2, 2012 I spoke to my FEO the other day, I asked about certs in the post and with the FEO and wanted to know could i legally shoot without a cert in my possesion. He said yes take a copy and any officer that stops you can radio through to the national data base to confirm you are licensed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B25Modelman Posted March 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2012 I spoke to my FEO the other day, I asked about certs in the post and with the FEO and wanted to know could i legally shoot without a cert in my possesion. He said yes take a copy and any officer that stops you can radio through to the national data base to confirm you are licensed The reminder/renewal documents also state that if renewal does not complete by the cert expiry date you can both shoot and retain your guns. I would have thought that we could do no other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canis Posted March 2, 2012 Report Share Posted March 2, 2012 Has anyone tried applying for a replacement cert 6 months early ? My renewal comes up in 2013 should i apply now ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CZ550Kevlar Posted March 2, 2012 Report Share Posted March 2, 2012 Has anyone tried applying for a replacement cert 6 months early ? My renewal comes up in 2013 should i apply now ? i thought that too but Kent are returning any licences they deem submitted too early. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B25Modelman Posted March 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2012 i thought that too but Kent are returning any licences they deem submitted too early. Mine came 3 months before expiry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CZ550Kevlar Posted March 2, 2012 Report Share Posted March 2, 2012 3 people i shoot with sent theirs in 3 months early and they got returned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekers Posted March 3, 2012 Report Share Posted March 3, 2012 (edited) 3 people i shoot with sent theirs in 3 months early and they got returned. I don't quite follow that, my region actually sends out the reminder/forms 3 months before expiry, do you mean that time scale or do you mean 6 months before expiry, ie 3 months before normal reminder period! I see no reason why any region would return renewals sent in 3 months early. For some reason my region got efficient with my recent coterminous renewal, and for the first time in my life I received certificates that didn't actually start for about a month after I received them, ie when my old ones expired. So there is obviously no problem in principle about issuing post dated certificates. Edited March 3, 2012 by Dekers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B25Modelman Posted March 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 My son has recieved his this week which took just under 6 months (Hampshire). As for my renewal, the cheque has just been cleared which took almost a month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zulu Posted March 9, 2012 Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 Has there been a big increase in SGC applications in recent times , or cut backs in staff slowing all paperwork down ? , mine grant took 2 weeks to the day , interviewed after a week then cert arrived on Monday just one week later. I was a previous cert holder until till 2 yrs ago and son is holder at same address and the FEO knew us from previous visits so that seem to speed things up . Julian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitch66 Posted March 10, 2012 Report Share Posted March 10, 2012 I put my renewal in beginning of February cheque was cashed with in 3 weeks, had visit from FAO 9th march & he told me ticket would follow with two weeks, thats Wakefield !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonathanL Posted March 11, 2012 Report Share Posted March 11, 2012 Has there been a big increase in SGC applications in recent times , or cut backs in staff slowing all paperwork down ? , mine grant took 2 weeks to the day , interviewed after a week then cert arrived on Monday just one week later. I was a previous cert holder until till 2 yrs ago and son is holder at same address and the FEO knew us from previous visits so that seem to speed things up . Julian Not sure. One of the big problems is caused by the fact that one upon a time certs were only valid for three years. This means that there is a period of three years when there are more renewals due to people who were on the previous three year stystem coming up for renewal. Obviously then there will be a two year period where there is less work. I think it's likely that staffing numbers are based on the two year lull, rather than the whole five year period, if you see what I mean? J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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