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Fac question
Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2018 11:41 am
by Grovenik46
Hi, I’m a member of Dudley rifle club. Ive just applied for my fac, would anyone know the average waiting fine in the West Midlands?
Many thanks
Paul
Re: Fac question
Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2018 12:45 pm
by dodgyrog
How long is a piece of string?
Welcome to the forum, by the way.
Re: Fac question
Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2018 12:48 pm
by Grovenik46
Cheers dodgyrog, was just wondering a average time as I know some areas seem to be a lot quicker then other. It’s iust a waiting game I know
Re: Fac question
Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2018 3:18 pm
by dodgyrog
My friend waited 9 months in County Durham! Maybe because of me
Re: Fac question
Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2018 9:58 pm
by Furiouspilgrim
Expect 5-6 months. Any quicker is a bonus.
Re: Fac question
Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2018 10:07 pm
by Dark Skies
Re: Fac question
Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2018 10:18 pm
by Grovenik46
Cheers everyone, I was expecting about 6 months so any quicker is a bonus. Can’t rush these things
Re: Fac question
Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2018 11:17 pm
by Dark Skies
Grovenik46 wrote:Cheers everyone, I was expecting about 6 months so any quicker is a bonus. Can’t rush these things
Back in the mid eighties, when, I believe, there were more FACs in existence, TVP would generally manage to get everything done in about six weeks for a first time application. Back then there was no easy access to information via computers - it was all paper based. Yet here we are a little over thirty years on with all the benefits of computer technology and it takes the police the best part of six months to process an application. Can't rush these things? Fat chance!
Re: Fac question
Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2018 7:43 am
by ovenpaa
Welcome
Re: Fac question
Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2018 10:04 pm
by snayperskaya
My initial grant with West Mercia was processed in in around 7 weeks, from submitting my application, being visited and my FAC dropping through the letterbox!