Shotgun renewal

[Qbgrey 4,260]

Chaps can you still do the application by post? I fill it all in and then send it to the local police force? Or is it online only? 

[philpot 5,089]

That depends on your police force, some allow some don't.

Phil

[mitre 258]

Well you know the cost of royal mail sending letters out or forms as gone up first class is mounted up and second class is not so good so knowing a lot of the police force it more convenient and cheaper over online to do you licence that's how I think 

[philpot 5,089]

I used to hand my paperwork in at my local police station for transferring to the firearms licencing deptartment but it became a bit of a gamble as and when the paperwork would get through if at all.......

Phil

[mitre 258]

Modern technology not so sure about any thing like that 

[Qbgrey 4,260]

 Cheers fellas

[mitre 258]

Hope everything goes ok 

[FLATTOP 5,134]

22 hours ago, Qbgrey said:

Chaps can you still do the application by post? I fill it all in and then send it to the local police force? Or is it online only? 

I done mine a conterminous renewal Shotgun & Firearms and it was all online it’s quite lengthy but I just made sure I had everything to hand beforehand before I started, it all went through then the local firearms officer wanted me to send pictures of my safety arrangements that was it no visit I was surprised to be honest, but this was my fourth time of renewal so that might have made a difference.

Good luck with your renewal it can be a ball ache especially if your GP don’t do medicals for Shotgun renewals, I had to go private and as your probably aware by law your GP has to release the information so there still doing the work and losing out on a fee they could charge, daft if you ask me. 

[philpot 5,089]

Phone them up saying your computer is knackered and you don't have access to another so could you send it in the old way.................... you never know.

Phil

[mitre 258]

 That's too much trouble to send it out to you post age costs specially 1st class second class not so good that be their excuse can you have access to someone else's computer or your local library oh yes the library every one casting over to see what you doing 

[philpot 5,089]

38 minutes ago, mitre said:

 That's too much trouble to send it out to you post age costs specially 1st class second class not so good that be their excuse can you have access to someone else's computer or your local library oh yes the library every one casting over to see what you doing 

Fair comment but I know two people who did exactly that and it worked fine.

[The one 8,583]

I did mine online but the policeman sent me the link to print  the forms off then took my pict on his phone when he called to see me . But its normal police officers that do the checks nows so you can find out when there on shift and hand the paperwork in 

[mitre 258]

Ok gone fine up to now with some people ack in 2020 with COVID I bet they were snowed under errors and bulls up with licences and some where delayed or something went wrong 

[Qbgrey 4,260]

Cheers guys just done it all on paper, then my daughter helped me upload it online, trouble is the paper form questions are different to the online ffs. They don’t make it easy ffs. They ask you the make and serial number of gun cabinet , I have nt bought the bloody thing yet