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Re: Don't send variations until April! Fee increase is offic
Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2015 7:32 pm
by Paul101
I presume that with all the increases that'll make it more attractive to privatising and then bad service as like G4S in Lincolnshire.
Re: Don't send variations until April! Fee increase is offic
Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2015 7:54 pm
by Dannywayoflife
Yep I kept on saying we were getting shafted with the annual increase but the " I'll still pay it if I pay more I'll get better service" brigade always come out. 5 years time the cost will be significantly more mark my words.
Re: Don't send variations until April! Fee increase is offic
Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2015 8:19 pm
by JSC
So is it just coincidence that today I get a letter urging me to renew my FAC & SGC before they expire in July?
I think I may just wait until April 7th.
Re: Don't send variations until April! Fee increase is offic
Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2015 12:22 am
by safetyfirst
When was the last time the fees were increased? Does anyone know?
Re: Don't send variations until April! Fee increase is offic
Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2015 12:26 am
by safetyfirst
Here's the explanation.
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015 ... 611_en.pdf
Apparently fees have not gone up in ten years and when they asked us, we said they should go up.
Go figure.
Re: Don't send variations until April! Fee increase is offic
Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2015 12:52 am
by Dannywayoflife
I didn't want a price increase why should we pay more?
Re: Don't send variations until April! Fee increase is offic
Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2015 6:18 am
by Chapuis
dromia wrote:Annual reviews and increases, we have been shafted yet again.
See what the cost will be in five years time.
Our national bodies "negotiated" and agreed this on our behalf using the threat of a Labour government as a reason for acquiescence but absolutely no assurances that Labour won't hike it all up again anyway.
On the contrary I don't think we have been shafted at all. An increase in fees was absolutely inevitable since the last rise was 13 years ago and I think the likes of BASC have actually done a very good job to keep the rise as low as possible while at the same time insisting on improvements to service.
I don't like the rise in fees any more than anyone else but in the circumstances I believe that BASC have done the best that they possibly could.
Re: Don't send variations until April! Fee increase is offic
Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2015 8:06 am
by 20series
safetyfirst wrote:When was the last time the fees were increased? Does anyone know?
Well I know I got my first FAC in 2002 and it was £50 then!
Alan
Re: Don't send variations until April! Fee increase is offic
Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2015 9:18 am
by Chapuis
safetyfirst wrote:When was the last time the fees were increased? Does anyone know?
2001 according to BASC.
http://basc.org.uk/blog/press-releases/ ... arms-fees/
Re: Don't send variations until April! Fee increase is offic
Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2015 9:28 am
by Dannywayoflife
If you don't think we've been shafted your very shirt sighted. When in may we have a lefty government who totally oppose the ownership of firearms do you yhink they will "play fair" With the costs!? No course they won't! They now have a way of drastically reducing firearms ownership without even having a parliamentary debate!