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Re: How long are GRO certs taking?
« Reply #153 on: Tuesday 13 April 10 12:10 BST (UK) »
Still no sign of mine in todays post. I ordered on 26th March and the estimated despatch date was 6th April.  :(


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Re: How long are GRO certs taking?
« Reply #154 on: Tuesday 13 April 10 12:25 BST (UK) »
Mine are taking forever to reach me here in the US, but yesterday I received 5!  It was almost like Christmas!

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Re: How long are GRO certs taking?
« Reply #155 on: Tuesday 13 April 10 18:54 BST (UK) »
I ordered 4 more on the 5th April so I may have to wait another week as they said their despatch date would be 12th April.
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Re: How long are GRO certs taking?
« Reply #156 on: Tuesday 13 April 10 21:09 BST (UK) »
I was hoping mine ordered on the 5th and with an estimated dipatch date of the 12th would be here this week but judging by everyone elses experience i shouldn't hold my breath :(
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Re: How long are GRO certs taking?
« Reply #157 on: Tuesday 13 April 10 21:28 BST (UK) »
Ordered a batch on the 5th with the estimated dispatch date of the 12th, not holding my breath.  I guess no-one altered the automated response system to take account of the mad rush to beat the price increases.  Ordered a batch in mid March, the first two arrived the day after the estimated dispatch date but the rest straggled in over the next week

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Re: How long are GRO certs taking?
« Reply #158 on: Tuesday 13 April 10 21:41 BST (UK) »
Rang the GRO today chasing an order placed on the 1st, due for despatch on the 12th.

I was told that last March they processed 200,000 certs; this March after the price increase announcement, orders were in excess of 500,000 certs.

My order is in the post.

The GRO is now quoting a delay of an extra 5 days on their online order page

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Re: How long are GRO certs taking?
« Reply #159 on: Tuesday 13 April 10 21:52 BST (UK) »
Well lets hope this means they won't be in a great rush to increase the price again! I ordered 8 on 27th Mar for delivery 6th Apr - no sign, so I guess the other 2 I ordered on 30th Mar & 3 Apr I may see in about a weeks time (hopefully).
Its a bit annoying really because they must have known they would get a deluge of application when they were increasing the price so much - they should have been well prepared for it.
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Re: How long are GRO certs taking?
« Reply #160 on: Tuesday 13 April 10 21:59 BST (UK) »
i have ordered quite a few, i will be gutted if any of them are incorrect ones after waiting so long
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Re: How long are GRO certs taking?
« Reply #161 on: Tuesday 13 April 10 22:21 BST (UK) »
Quote from: noseyoap on Tuesday 13 April 10 21:52 BST (UK)

Its a bit annoying really because they must have known they would get a deluge of application when they were increasing the price so much - they should have been well prepared for it.
They couldn't exactly take on more staff just to cover a mad rush of a couple of weeks though could they  ;)

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