Explosive Certificate - renewal - Durham Police

[dodgyrog]

I just received notification that my licence is due to expire in FEBRUARY 2015 and I need to renew now as renewal 'may take up to 120 days'!!!!! wtfwtf
4 months to renew with no changes - why on earth would it take that long?
Oh, and they didn't send the form to renew with and I can't find it on the Durham website. I guess I'll try the Met Police's site as it is usually a lot better.
Am I just being grumpy (again) or is this just poor service?

[saddler]

...probably both

[dodgyrog]

...probably both

Lol sign92

[dodgyrog]

Found the form COER 1B on the Met site. It's for what was the old blackpowder licence.

[Blackstuff]

I just received notification that my licence is due to expire in FEBRUARY 2015 and I need to renew now as renewal 'may take up to 120 days'!!!!! wtfwtf
4 months to renew with no changes - why on earth would it take that long?
Oh, and they didn't send the form to renew with and I can't find it on the Durham website. I guess I'll try the Met Police's site as it is usually a lot better.
Am I just being grumpy (again) or is this just poor service?

Did you forget halfway through typing that, that you're dealing with Durham here?

[Polchraine]

The Met ask for applications to be with them 8 weeks before and they send out the reminders about 6 weeks or so before that.

It gave me time to sort out the application and get a referee lined up.

However, 120 days for them to deal with it certainly gives an impression of inefficiency! I just hope it is 120 calendar days not working days!

[Sim G]

After the utter slating Durham took from the inquest into the Atherton shooting, I'm not surprised it's taking so long. I imagine every single application is gone through with a fine toothed comb and then double checked....

[saddler]

After the utter slating Durham took from the inquest into the Atherton shooting, I'm not surprised it's taking so long. I imagine every single application is gone through with a fine toothed comb and then double checked....

Then again, I just read on another forum of a motorist in Durham that was threatened with a ticket for failing to display a valid tax disc on his car, yesterday!
Good to see they're not singling out FAC/SGC holders - they're clueless about MOST aspects of the law!

[Sim G]

Without doubt, sometimes, the police are their own worst enemies....

[Sim G]

Meanwhile...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-29490245