new price for GRO certs

[Luzzu]

so far.....

We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to review the increase
in cost for GRO certificates

On behalf of the many thousands of genealogists I urge the Prime Minister
to review the increase in cost of a certificate from £7.00 to £9.25 an increase of
32%.

In 2003 when the last increase was introduced, it was stated that there would
be no further increases for 10 years.

The majority of researchers would be happy to receive certificates by email
Thus cutting the costs and also the time involved, along with green issues
(paper/transport)



any thoughts/suggestions/alterations

I think we should agree on some wording and get a petition underway.

Luzzu

[dobfarm]

so far.....

We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to review the increase
in cost for GRO certificates

On behalf of the many thousands of genealogists I urge the Prime Minister
to review the increase in cost of a certificate from £7.00 to £9.25 an increase of
32%.

In 2003 when the last increase was introduced, it was stated that there would
be no further increases for 10 years.

The majority of researchers would be happy to receive certificates by email
Thus cutting the costs and also the time involved, along with green issues
(paper/transport)



any thoughts/suggestions/alterations

I think we should agree on some wording and get a petition underway.

Luzzu

Hi Guy

Ar'nt you put on this subject as organising petitions

Dobby

[sandra70]

I was beginning to wonder if everyone had gone off the idea of
a petition !

[davidft]

I was beginning to wonder if everyone had gone off the idea of
a petition !

well if you do go ahead with your petition I think you should drop the bit about the 10 year price gurantee in 2003 as no one has been able to substantiate it!

[coombs]

This will probably cause a reduction in cert orders.

[Alan b]

This will probably cause a reduction in cert orders.

At first it might but given time and especially around the time WDYTYA airs you can bet that the ordering levels would be more or less the same I would have thought.

[teaurn]

I doubt it will make any difference to what I order. I generally order two or three a month.

[Guy Etchells]

Hi Guy

Ar'nt you put on this subject as organising petitions

Dobby

No I think petitions are counter productive.

I would image the answer to your petition would be something along the lines of-

 "If we allow the fee for certificates to remain at £7 that would mean that millions of tax payers were subsidising the production of the requested certificates.
We do not think in these times of economic hardship that tax payers should be asked to fund other people's hobbies."

Apart from that I personally think the price rise is in line with inflation over the seven years and perfectly acceptable.
Cheers
Guy

[dobfarm]

Going by the large  number of people doing ancestry! I think some people in  a coming event  may be concerned over this issue! in marginal thingies! if informed