countryman Posted October 21, 2017 Report Share Posted October 21, 2017 Shotgun certificate runs out in just over a week, sent of the renewal in plenty of time and nothing. Have they made no progress in the last 5 years then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy835 Posted October 22, 2017 Report Share Posted October 22, 2017 give them a call,i sent mine in 12 weeks befor renewal.and got it on time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted October 22, 2017 Report Share Posted October 22, 2017 It really all comes down to good communication which is a two way thing. Speak to the office politely, tell them you are keen to not cause them any more work like issuing section 7s or extra visits and paperwork. Oh and chocolate hobnobs are the best biscuits to get FEOs to carry out home visits! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluebarrels Posted October 22, 2017 Report Share Posted October 22, 2017 Shotgun certificate runs out in just over a week, sent of the renewal in plenty of time and nothing. Have they made no progress in the last 5 years then.Good luck I'm also with Hampshire,they refused to issue a section 7 and I had to lodge my guns on a mates certificate until mine got reissued,and it took them a fair old time for that.Crazy thing is I live a Mile from the Surrey border,and Surrey generally turn certs out within 2 weeks,go figure lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy835 Posted October 22, 2017 Report Share Posted October 22, 2017 dont they have to give you a sec 7,i would have got on to basc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay_Russell Posted October 22, 2017 Report Share Posted October 22, 2017 dont they have to give you a sec 7,i would have got on to basc. I believe some forces only give s7's if you sent your renewal in when they asked for it, and they failed to process it in their time frame. Send it in late no s7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluebarrels Posted October 22, 2017 Report Share Posted October 22, 2017 (edited) I believe some forces only give s7's if you sent your renewal in when they asked for it, and they failed to process it in their time frame. Send it in late no s7 That's about the size of it,and don't forget if you have no one willing to lodge guns on their cert,you will have to lodge with an RFD and pay storage charges. Edited October 22, 2017 by Bluebarrels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluebarrels Posted October 22, 2017 Report Share Posted October 22, 2017 (edited) We all live and learn,next renewal will go in a couple of months before run out of old cert,and I will send recorded so I have a signature. I sent in plenty of time last renewal but they had moved address without informing me lol,so my paperwork got returned to sender a couple of weeks before cert expiry. Yes I should have checked the address was still the same,but you'd have thought they might have informed cert holders lol Edited October 22, 2017 by Bluebarrels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimfireboy Posted October 22, 2017 Report Share Posted October 22, 2017 I believe that you need to give them a minimum of eight weeks. Then it’s up to them to process new certificates before the old ones expire. If not, they should then issue a section 7. I could be wrong though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieT Posted October 22, 2017 Report Share Posted October 22, 2017 I believe that you need to give them a minimum of eight weeks. Then it’s up to them to process new certificates before the old ones expire. If not, they should then issue a section 7. I could be wrong though. The latest legislation, see the Policing and Crime Act 2017,allows a certificate holder, if they applied in the time frame you state above, to continue to possess their firearms legally for 8 weeks after expiry without the need for a S7 permit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clakk Posted October 22, 2017 Report Share Posted October 22, 2017 Remember that hot air when the price went up about improving the service Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
countryman Posted October 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2017 It would seem Hampshire are only open for calls between 10 and 12 , think I will have to try an email. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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