Check your FAC/SGC renewal wait times!

[Hurricane]

My last renewal was just before medical checks became mandatory, knowing my certs are up for renewal next year I thought I would check on if my doctor would sign off the forms and the time scale, whilst I was at it checked the wait time for local police, they are asking for 20 to 24 weeks to process, add in a couple of weeks for docs and that's 6 months!

[some bloke]

UK is a big place. It might help if we knew where you are.

[Hurricane]

The same place as I was when on AGBBS, 6 chains from the graveyard.
AFAIK many areas have a similar problem, a quick check online and D&C say 12 months!

[metalman]

Did you get a price for the Doctor’s certificate? Mine is pending and £85 + £86 for renewal

[Hurricane]

Did you get a price for the Doctor’s certificate? Mine is pending and £85 + £86 for renewal

Sorry didn't see your post.
Yes got my Doc's cert £60, and the fee for my coterminous renewal is £65.
I see Gloucestershire has suspended taking on any more grants, and those in the system are expected to take two years.

[metalman]

After sending off several emails progressively getting stronger my certification arrived two days after expiry with an apology for the time taken

[Hurricane]

After waiting for Doc's cert I made my application online 18 weeks before renewal time, so will have to see how it goes, I did receive a letter whilst waiting for Doc's cert IIRC it said if the application was made by a certain date (16 weeks before expiry?) then a temporary cert would be issued if the full renewal hadn't been signed off.

[angrybear]

The chap who bought our farm has been waiting over two years for an initial grant.
To say the UK system is not fit for purpose doesn't even come close to how bad it is.
As far as I'm concerned it should be a lifetime grant same as a driving licence,
cars/drivers kill way more people than legal gun owners.