Norfolk Renewal.

[Harry mac]

Have any of the members living in Norfolk renewed FAC lately? Were you required to pay for and supply a doctor's report?

 

[deerstalker.308]

Have you been asked to?

 

[Turkish]

West Norfolk based. Talked to my doctor the other day, (on a health related issue). This came up in our conversation and he said that he is regularly being asked to provide reports for shooters.

Looks like it is becoming the norm.
I renewed in 2018, and it was not required then unless you ticked one of their boxes.

 

[daw]

Have any of the members living in Norfolk renewed FAC lately? Were you required to pay for and supply a doctor's report?

Yes and my surgery charged me around £23.

 

[shendy]

How long has your ticket been in. ive got mine in for variation currently, think the turn round time is a bit slow.

I renewed mine last year and didnt have to pay the Doctors

 

[palmer_mike]

How long has your ticket been in. ive got mine in for variation currently, think the turn round time is a bit slow.

I renewed mine last year and didnt have to pay the Doctors

I did a variation just after Xmas and it took 3 weeks (1 for 1)

 

[Harry mac]

Have you been asked to?

No. My renewal isn't for a while yet, but I'm thinking of writing to my MP, setting out why I think it's wrong that we are being charged, so I wanted to check that Norfolk are actually insisting on a report before I put finger to keyboard.

 

[bluesako]

Yes and my surgery charged me around £23.

£23 you lucky bugger just done mine £89 ouch bs

 

[deerwarden]

£23 you lucky bugger just done mine £89 ouch bs

It appears some surgery's are charging far too much at times, some merely a token amount.There should be a fixed reasonable amount that surgeries can charge to confirm they have no issues with their patients ability to own/use firearms. I suppose BASC members already have this to hand, as BASC have been so pro active from the start of this fiasco., this can only become a bigger problem for all shooters/gun owners. The above two charges of £23 and £89 for a shows how some surgeries are charging far too much money to say their patients are NORMAL and not a threat by owning and using a firearm for recreational, or in the course of their duties as keepers etc. I'm not a member of BASC, HAVE ANY FORUM MEMBERS WHOM ARE any imfo on what BASC are doing to ensure their members rights, to own and use firearms. deerwarden
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[padge]

In october I got a letter from the surgery asking for £30. I ignored it !

My certs stilll arrived . They are a bit slow at the moment so give plenty of time.

 

[daw]

How long has your ticket been in. ive got mine in for variation currently, think the turn round time is a bit slow.

I renewed mine last year and didnt have to pay the Doctors

I submitted my renewal in July 2019. The surgery wouldn't send the letter until I had paid them which was fair enough. I actually believe that doctors should be paid as it isn't work they are contracted to do. I wouldn't want to do any work for which I wasn't getting paid. However the amount they charge is an issue. £20 - £30 is fine IMHO. Expect a wait for Norfolk Constabulary to deal with any application.

 

[bluesako]

just seen my doctor drive past in his 60 grand motor which i helped pay for bs

 

[jam6.5x55]

Have any of the members living in Norfolk renewed FAC lately? Were you required to pay for and supply a doctor's report?

Not in Norfolk but in lincs,going through process at the momemt….had to pay for doc cert which was forwarded by them to firearms dept.(within 3 days)