Reasonable wait for variation…
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Just had a extra mod , ammo and caliber change in Norfolk 8 weeks so happy with that
And Norfolk and Suffolk are supposed to be the same Authority...
1 Year waiting on .223 here in NI. Land passed and all checks done within a month of the application going in. Passed to senior firearms licencing manager for further consideration. It's not even my first centrefire as I previously held a .308. It really is ridiculous. Can't complain to them about it because they don't give answers, and I've heard of a couple of occasions where those facing lengthy waits have had FAC's revoked because they expressed their frustration to the firearms branch.
They absolutely do have a presence on the forum, having been directly told "your complaining about wait times online is not appreciated".
This was the only place I'd posted, and it was a very similar post to yours (just enquiring about wait times)
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Landy99
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I’m sure that the police do not appreciate threads like mine - I wouldn’t if I were them - but I would suggest that their stance that people should not complain about a poor public service is not ok. Surely it should be to take responsibility and improve it?
Bad management , a simple variation should generally take a fortnight and most forces do seem to things in that kind of time . Renewals should happen faster than new applicants . Quick easy fast work needs little attention by the licensing department . How long it is actually getting the assistant Chief Constable might be problematic if its allowed to build up . Its got to be time for a phone call ?
That's my view. It's like the bus driver telling you off for chatting in the queue about how late the buses are.
I know it's not their fault, that's the system they work in. Don't take it personally when people complain about the system then.
Update, just got it today. So about 6-7 weeks in total.West Yorkshire Police, sent my variation at the end of May, approved within a week then on waiting to be printed status… for over a month now.
Not sure what happened with the staff, i thought process would be better with increased fees
Just had a few changes done with Glenrothes, 5 weeks to the day from posting to receiving it back, and from what they say it was posted back to me a full week before I received it, so 4 weeks for them to turn it around I can’t really complain.
I can’t imagine waiting over a year as some above have mentioned for simple additions etc.
I can’t imagine waiting over a year as some above have mentioned for simple additions etc.
big bang
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Is this the most up to date league table? looks like its referencing years 21/22. feels like things have changed since the fees increase, and not necessarily for the better
My 141 variation last month, was done in under 7 days by Police Scotland (Edinburgh). They have done three of four variations last year, all in a similar timescale, other than adding 3 new rifles + mods which took 2 weeks, mostly due to their complexity (all modular).
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