new price for GRO certs

[FraserandFraser]

yes and I dont think 9.25 sounds much better

[LizzieW]

So basically, we're going to subsidise the people who can't be bothered to find a reference number, as their fees are going down.

Lizzie

[genjen]

I was just going to start going off at a tangent from my direct ancestors. Looks like that will have to go on the back burner until I win the lottery.
 

[FraserandFraser]

I suppose now that there isn't a national building that has the full indexes and public access (closure of FRC and TNA removing some indexes after a theft) it is hard to charge extra.

I thought as soon as the process was computerised the cost would go down like it was hinted 5 years ago, at the start of the project.

[oldtimer]

I completely agree!! If anything, the price should be going down, not up!!

[Redroger]

To me 18% over 7 years equates to 2.6% per year, just about in line with inflation, but seems magnified due to the prices being held for so long.

[matt94]

This is bad news, I can barely afford £7 let alone £9.25! Even £7 is steep for a cert but the new price is much worse, now I can afford even less which means more saving...

 

Matt

[lesleyhannah]

Maybe they were motivated by the fact that ancestry seems able to charge a great deal more to provide the same certificates?

[Geoff-E]

If you're normally buying at £7, paying £9.25 represents a 32% increase.

Note that you have five weeks before the price goes up.