Trenta Posted November 25, 2018 Report Share Posted November 25, 2018 Hello there, I am in the process of applying for a FAC to go along with my SGC and this seems to be going along quite nicely until yesterday when I received an invoice from my local doctor's surgery asking me to pay £74.23 for the medical certificate for my FAC application. They kindly added that "If you decide you no longer want to go ahead with your application for a firearms certificate please let the surgery know" Just to state that I do not have any medical conditions that would affect my application, so this seems very steep to me, considering the FAC application was only £90! Has anyone come across this before? Thanks in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted November 25, 2018 Report Share Posted November 25, 2018 2 minutes ago, Trenta said: Hello there, I am in the process of applying for a FAC to go along with my SGC and this seems to be going along quite nicely until yesterday when I received an invoice from my local doctor's surgery asking me to pay £74.23 for the medical certificate for my FAC application. They kindly added that "If you decide you no longer want to go ahead with your application for a firearms certificate please let the surgery know" Just to state that I do not have any medical conditions that would affect my application, so this seems very steep to me, considering the FAC application was only £90! Has anyone come across this before? Thanks in advance And here we go again......I find it hard to believe there are still gun owners out there to whom this is unknown! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billytheghillie Posted November 25, 2018 Report Share Posted November 25, 2018 The doctors can charge what ever they want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old_n07 Posted November 25, 2018 Report Share Posted November 25, 2018 And I thought my GP surgery were robing **** when they wanted £30 when I renewed last month 😮 My FLO did say when he came round to do my inspection that he had advised a few people who's GP's were playing sill beggars to ask the GP to see there own medical record and this is a free service - you get a code like letting someone view your driving licence - then you can give your FLO the code and he can see the records The only downside is that the FLO gets to see everything on file warts and all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westley Posted November 25, 2018 Report Share Posted November 25, 2018 I might just see if I can get my Doc. to do a report on 'Piles' just to show my FEO that I can be a right pain in the er..............posterior too ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver pigeon69 Posted November 25, 2018 Report Share Posted November 25, 2018 I received a letter, asking for money, from my doctor on my SGC renewal. I phoned the surgery and asked if i had instructed them to issue one? They said "no, the Police did". So i told them to send the Police the letter. Don't know whether they issued a report, but the licence turned up a week later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.C Posted November 26, 2018 Report Share Posted November 26, 2018 It's a total lottery/mess. I've never been asked to pay for either grant or renewal Sussex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno22rf Posted November 26, 2018 Report Share Posted November 26, 2018 You should be able to access your medical records online - if the Police are playing hard ball just download a copy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbie to this Posted November 26, 2018 Report Share Posted November 26, 2018 (edited) The problem with online access, is it doesn't have all of your records, unless your surgery has taken the time to scan in the hand written stuff from before doctors went digital. Edited November 26, 2018 by Newbie to this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon R Posted November 26, 2018 Report Share Posted November 26, 2018 Ask for a Subject Access Record - a lot cheaper than paying for a letter. It will also take longer for the GP, who might then agree to lower the price of their letter to £10, after considering the amount of photocopying in the SAR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbie to this Posted November 26, 2018 Report Share Posted November 26, 2018 29 minutes ago, Gordon R said: Ask for a Subject Access Record - a lot cheaper than paying for a letter. It will also take longer for the GP, who might then agree to lower the price of their letter to £10, after considering the amount of photocopying in the SAR. No there's an idea Do you think it would be accepted by all police forces? Or better still sort the GPs extortionate prices out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jongwe Posted November 26, 2018 Report Share Posted November 26, 2018 2 minutes ago, Newbie to this said: No there's an idea Do you think it would be accepted by all police forces? Or better still sort the GPs extortionate prices out. Just having sorted out a letter for my grant in Sussex, they would not accept this as their letter to me explaining the need for it specifically wants an original, signed doctors letter. It's also only £30, so not exactly breaking the bank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbie to this Posted November 26, 2018 Report Share Posted November 26, 2018 (edited) 7 minutes ago, Jongwe said: Just having sorted out a letter for my grant in Sussex, they would not accept this as their letter to me explaining the need for it specifically wants an original, signed doctors letter. It's also only £30, so not exactly breaking the bank. You were lucky with £30, some have stated that their GPs wants considerably more! Edited November 26, 2018 by Newbie to this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jongwe Posted November 26, 2018 Report Share Posted November 26, 2018 Just now, Newbie to this said: You were lucky with £30, some have stated that their GP wants considerably more! Yup - my GP is quite good at keeping it's non-NHS prices down. Also a number of the doctors are very supportive of shooting with one (from what I have been told) doing a bit of shooting themselves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbie to this Posted November 26, 2018 Report Share Posted November 26, 2018 5 minutes ago, Jongwe said: Yup - my GP is quite good at keeping it's non-NHS prices down. Also a number of the doctors are very supportive of shooting with one (from what I have been told) doing a bit of shooting themselves. Someone also recently posted that their GP refused outright to do such a report. https://forums.pigeonwatch.co.uk/forums/topic/381029-kent-police-sgc-renewal-medical-report/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trenta Posted November 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2018 Thanks to all for your replies - I raised this with my BASC representative as well, and they advised me to sit on it, as I do not have any medical conditions to declare, and only act if I am contracted by the police again - so I will see what happens there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jongwe Posted November 26, 2018 Report Share Posted November 26, 2018 (edited) 11 minutes ago, Newbie to this said: Someone also recently posted that their GP refused outright to do such a report. https://forums.pigeonwatch.co.uk/forums/topic/381029-kent-police-sgc-renewal-medical-report/ Yeah - I saw that one. Though the letter I got and the one I had to provide my GP asked for facts only and iirc explicitly said "not an opinion". A doctor refusing to provide a fact based report is quite frankly just being a d**k! Especially because their only reason is likely to be that they just don't like guns. The police really should be more sympathetic in this instance if the patient can provide evidence that their doctor refuses. 2 minutes ago, Trenta said: Thanks to all for your replies - I raised this with my BASC representative as well, and they advised me to sit on it, as I do not have any medical conditions to declare, and only act if I am contracted by the police again - so I will see what happens there. The best of luck. I hope it all works out. Edited November 26, 2018 by Jongwe typos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheesefiend Posted November 26, 2018 Report Share Posted November 26, 2018 11 hours ago, silver pigeon69 said: I received a letter, asking for money, from my doctor on my SGC renewal. I phoned the surgery and asked if i had instructed them to issue one? They said "no, the Police did". So i told them to send the Police the letter. Don't know whether they issued a report, but the licence turned up a week later. I had similar on SGC renewal, docs letter wanted £25 or so before they were willing to confirm that I was in suitable mental & physical health. I ignored it and Avon & Somerset sent a new certificate though a fortnight later anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peejay Posted November 26, 2018 Report Share Posted November 26, 2018 (edited) my firearms officer told me that they dont send a report.. its the firearms dept telling the doctor that you are a firearm licence holder and its their duty to report to the firearms if you go and see them with any mental health/depression issues... Edited November 26, 2018 by peejay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old_n07 Posted November 26, 2018 Report Share Posted November 26, 2018 6 hours ago, peejay said: my firearms officer told me that they dont send a report.. its the firearms dept telling the doctor that you are a firearm licence holder and its their duty to report to the firearms if you go and see them with any mental health/depression issues... ^^^^ This - all they did on my renewal is put a digital marker on my record that says that the police must be informed if I suddenly become unsuitable to own a firearm through stress or howling at the moon etc which is money for old rope Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy835 Posted November 26, 2018 Report Share Posted November 26, 2018 (edited) now basc are ment to be on to this,a long time ago,have they fell a sleep. Edited November 26, 2018 by mossy835 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wooder Posted November 27, 2018 Report Share Posted November 27, 2018 medical report from my new GP has had to change practise as the old one wouldn't do it, £128 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jongwe Posted November 27, 2018 Report Share Posted November 27, 2018 2 minutes ago, Wooder said: medical report from my new GP has had to change practise as the old one wouldn't do it, £128 Wow - that sounds a very unreasonable and disproportionate price. Especially as all the doctor really does is rubber stamp something done by the medical secretary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wooder Posted November 27, 2018 Report Share Posted November 27, 2018 11 minutes ago, Jongwe said: Wow - that sounds a very unreasonable and disproportionate price. Especially as all the doctor really does is rubber stamp something done by the medical secretary. yep that's what I thought ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rim Fire Posted November 27, 2018 Report Share Posted November 27, 2018 I have never been ask but my mate who is coming up to 75 has been ask have it got something to do with age on renewal and maybe first grant becoming mandatory and he only paid £20 which i dont mind but there is no clarity on price Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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