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Not sure I am spelling it correctly I have a question about co terminus certificates.
I have had a firearm cert for many years but never had a shot gun cert. So this time on renewall I asked for both so they will run together. No problems so far?. Cleveland my licencing authority have a limit of 12 firearms they will let you have unless you install a monitored alarm. If you do install the monitored alarm they will incresse your slots.
I have been told if I aquire a shot gun I will have to loose one of my 12 slots for each shot gun I acquire.
I thought a shot gun cert was seperate and not part of your firearms slots.

Oh and to night I decided to check the cerificates and make sure I got what I asked for. I have a 308/7.62 bolt action on my ticket including serial number that definatelly does not belong to me.

Alpha1 wrote:Cleveland my licencing authority have a limit of 12 firearms they will let you have unless you install a monitored alarm. If you do install the monitored alarm they will incresse your slots.
I have been told if I aquire a shot gun I will have to loose one of my 12 slots for each shot gun I acquire.
I thought a shot gun cert was seperate and not part of your firearms slots.

Its the number of 'guns', regardless of whether on FAC and/or SGC combined.

I think most forces adopt the same philosophy, only the number varies.

For my force the number is 10 (of any type) before they insist on a monitored alarm.

Friends force is 12 as well, and they needed monitored alarm as husband and wife, each with a co-terminus FAC/SGC, so combined total of all their rifles and shotguns put them over the 12.

GeeRam wrote:

Alpha1 wrote:Cleveland my licencing authority have a limit of 12 firearms they will let you have unless you install a monitored alarm. If you do install the monitored alarm they will incresse your slots.
I have been told if I aquire a shot gun I will have to loose one of my 12 slots for each shot gun I acquire.
I thought a shot gun cert was seperate and not part of your firearms slots.

Its the number of 'guns', regardless of whether on FAC and/or SGC combined.

I think most forces adopt the same philosophy, only the number varies.

For my force the number is 10 (of any type) before they insist on a monitored alarm.

Friends force is 12 as well, and they needed monitored alarm as husband and wife, each with a co-terminus FAC/SGC, so combined total of all their rifles and shotguns put them over the 12.

I had not realized that was the case. Its going to be a while before I acquire a shot gun then if I acquire one at all.

Monitored as far as Derbyshire are concerned just means it’s linked to your phone somehow.

That’s something I hadn’t thought about, I went for a co terminus and I was also under the impression you could buy as many shotguns as you wanted (not that I was expecting to buy many).

If I had known before I applied I probably would not have asked for the Shot gun certificate. But I have got it now so its up to me whether I use it or not I guess.

What is more worrying is this 308/7.62 Rifle I am supposed to have in my possession. I guess I need to ring them on Monday and sort it out. Cleveland to be fair are really good to deal with. There turn around time for renewals is brilliant I received a phone call two days after filling in my renewal application informing me they had processed the certificates and were just waiting for a reply from my Doctors before popping it in the post. So all sorted and my old certificate was not due to run out until August.

My FAC is up for renewal in a couple of years and I will go co-terminus then, if only to save myself GBP60.00 for the additional medical from that point. I also have no plans to give up my SGC, in fact I cannot imagine life without being able to head out on a cold winters morning with a dog, a gun and a pocket full of cartridges. It is known as an 'Armed walk' in this house.

Just a note, one can go coterminous when the FAC is up for renewal, not when the SGC is.

Ovenpaa wrote:My FAC is up for renewal in a couple of years and I will go co-terminus then, if only to save myself GBP60.00 for the additional medical from that point. I also have no plans to give up my SGC, in fact I cannot imagine life without being able to head out on a cold winters morning with a dog, a gun and a pocket full of cartridges. It is known as an 'Armed walk' in this house.

I didn't have a medical the licencing department said they would contact my Doctor and request the information required there was no charge for a medical.
I only paid the certificate renewal cost.

Ovenpaa wrote:My FAC is up for renewal in a couple of years and I will go co-terminus then, if only to save myself GBP60.00 for the additional medical from that point. I also have no plans to give up my SGC, in fact I cannot imagine life without being able to head out on a cold winters morning with a dog, a gun and a pocket full of cartridges. It is known as an 'Armed walk' in this house.

Had my FAC/SGC renewed at the end of last year with a medical report (only £20 ), the RFD is up later this year and apparently the report for the previous renewal will last for the 5 years until the next FAC renewal so I don't need one for the RFD.

However the medical is not a requirement for the RFD but Herts/Beds/Cambs would have insisted on one if I hadn't already got one for the current FAC/SGC.