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Re: new price for GRO certs
« Reply #252 on: Monday 08 March 10 18:33 GMT (UK) »
There's a danger here, Roger, of a couple of light-hearted quips, mistakenly being taken too seriously.

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Re: new price for GRO certs
« Reply #253 on: Monday 08 March 10 18:38 GMT (UK) »
yep, happened to me a few days ago for mentioning politics and likening some of the T's & C's no-no's to current politicians behaviour.

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Re: new price for GRO certs
« Reply #254 on: Monday 08 March 10 22:55 GMT (UK) »
Interesting to read in the latest Lost Cousins newsletter that the approximate cost for producing a BMD certificate is probably £2. Accordingly, the existing charges for certificates should already be making a very good profit for the GRO.

If the above estimate is accurate then, since the GRO has made a loss, we are presumably being asked to subsidise other areas.

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Re: new price for GRO certs
« Reply #255 on: Monday 08 March 10 23:32 GMT (UK) »
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Interesting to read in the latest Lost Cousins newsletter that the approximate cost for producing a BMD certificate is probably £2. Accordingly, the existing charges for certificates should already be making a very good profit for the GRO.


I had to smile when I saw the FOI info that was a partial source of the calculation and the fact that so many costs were not included.

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Re: new price for GRO certs
« Reply #256 on: Tuesday 09 March 10 18:27 GMT (UK) »
In view of the impending increase I have looked around at sites providing certificates. The most expensive I found charged £20 for a certificate. No doubt there are others with even higher fees.
These "rip off" fees for certificates in my opinion ought to be drawn to the attention of the appropriate Trading Standards Department before the idea that "some mugs will pay £20, why do we stop at £9.25?" takes hold in high places. We would really have a grumble then.
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Re: new price for GRO certs
« Reply #257 on: Tuesday 09 March 10 18:35 GMT (UK) »
no doubt those sites will increase their charges too after April 6th?

If they are only procuring the Certificates from the GRO, then I agree that is somewhat exploitive: but if they add value in any way, then like any business they have overheads and a profit margin in mind.

The people using them are the ones who should do their homework.

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Re: new price for GRO certs
« Reply #258 on: Tuesday 09 March 10 18:40 GMT (UK) »
Personally I would simply ban them from operating, after locking up their proprietors for profiteering. They are little better than gangsters.
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Re: new price for GRO certs
« Reply #259 on: Tuesday 09 March 10 18:45 GMT (UK) »
sorry, but thats not right!

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Re: new price for GRO certs
« Reply #260 on: Tuesday 09 March 10 18:50 GMT (UK) »
Remember it's my viewpoint. Justify their operations and you justify exploiters by definition.
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