Open Ticket

[Kieren 2]

Just sent in writing my application to have the open condition on my rifles.

Just wondered from other people's experience how long it is likely to take to get an answer?

And do they phone me or pay me a visit to let me know the decision? Or just post my new

Certificate through or my old one depending on their decision?

I am under South Yorkshire Police

Thanks, Kieren.

[paulus 26]

you send in your ticket with a covering letter and if they grant it comes back open if not your old one will be returned and an explanation given as to why its been refused this could be in the form of a letter,phone call or visit dependant on the force and flo concerned

[charlie caller 3,654]

Personally I would have rung them first, and asked about an open ticket, but you will have to wait and see now, leave it a bit then ring and see what they say.

[matty thud 42]

Yu be waiting a long time if under South Yorkshire talking to my feo from West Yorkshire other day over some land passing on border between north and South Yorkshire he said he would pass to North Yorkshire as South Yorkshire in meltdown and closing some offices down

[Kieren 2]

Phoned up yesterday and apparantly South Yorkshire has a new firearms manager and she has to learn all the ropes and job role so things are taking a lot longer. She said 6 weeks but could be longer. Absolutely ridiculous.

[kenj 131]

Firearms licensing is so random. I was on a new permission in South Bucks with my local F.O. for him to pass it for rimfire. I'd had my license for three years and he suggested I go to an open ticket. I sent in my license with a covering letter and got back the open one within weeks. Sounds like it's a lot harder these days to get anything done. When I changed areas to Berkshire, it took prompting from Bucks to get a visit from the new F.O., who tried to get me to reduce the amount of ammo I held. Maybe I just had a good F.O. in Bucks.

[Big bald beautiful 1,231]

North Yorkshire get open ticket from day one...

Move there

[Tornado1979 145]

I'm waiting for ticket, was told 6 weeks but have now been told 12 weeks South Yorkshire...

 

From comments above I'll not hold my breath for it before Christmas.

[Kieren 2]

What a nightmare!

In your letter Tornado for your open ticket did you include permission letters/slips for the land you can shoot on?

[Tornado1979 145]

Sorry pal mines for first application not open ticket request, but yeah I sent all permissions with application + print off from google maps.

 

One of Lad's I go out with had his open ticket past last year, he was losing too many jobs with delay of land checks etc, went straight through with south Yorkshire.mate.

 

Hope you get it sorted