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Yippee certs arrived today.Ordered on the 15th Nov.

Ordered my certs 20/11 .......... 3 0f the 4 arrived TODAY!!!

If it's any consolation about 5 mths ago they were taking 3-4 weeks to arrive Joyce

At Last!!!!!!!!!!! Mine finally arrived today. Ordered 15th Nov, due despatch date 24th Nov. Actually posted 30th Nov, arrived today (1st) Debbie

Tolerance please! If the BBC has been responsible for a surge of interest in genealogy well and good - that means that supply will adjust to meet demand. Maybe the 1911 census might be released a bit earlier, or more programmes will be made giving us more ideas. Don't act as though we have a special club and get cross because some new people want to join. I was looking at my husband's family tree the other day - his mother's cousin had painstakingly done this in the days pre-computer (or word programme). She had had to type out all the names on page and pages. BUT before she could do that, she had to go to St Catherine's House - as it then was - to trawl through the indexes quarter by quarter, year by year, and apply for certificates, as well as search the censuses without the aid of today's indexes. And she didn't have access to the 1901 then, or the 1891! And she was living in America, so had to cram this into her holidays. Count your blessings and be glad the certs will arrive in good time. nell

i received 2 certs this morning. only took 6 days syl

I ordered certificates on Nov 8th and they arrived yesterday.

My most recent order was supposed to be despatched from GRO on 16/11 it turned up today 24/11 so I suppose a week late isn't too bad.

I don't know why I should be so lucky but all certs I've ordered in the last few weeks have been efficiently dealt with one only 2 days later that stated. There now I've gone and done it, broke my lucky run. Seriously they have one hell of a job on with limited resources bet they don't put the wages up with all the extra revenue they must be getting!!

Watch this space GC friends for I have ordered 4 certs today and the despatch date says 30th November. they did have a pre warning dated 15th Nov that due to demand certs will take 6 working days to despatch from date of order. I'll come back to the thread on the 1st december to let you know if I have my precious darlings : )) Meanwhile a speedy delivery to you ALL & much happiness Debi

Hi everyone My 3 certs (estimated despatch date 12th Nov) arrived today -posted yesterday (19th). So am feeling a bit better now - although the one I was hoping would break down a brick wall doesn't. Aint it always the way?! Barbara

YES BARBARA I AM STILL WAITING FOR A CERTIFICATE FRO GRO. IT SHOULD HAVE BEN DESPATCHED ON THE 16TH NOVEMBER, I ORDERED IT A WEEK EARLIER AND USUALLY THEY ARE PRETTY QUICK. I MUST ADMIT I WAS STARTING TO GET A BIT WORRIED BUT IF IT'S A GENERAL THING I WILL WAIT A BIT LONGER. DIANE

I ordered mine on the 4 november and my despatch date is 23 november, so reading some of these threads they must not be doing them in order!!!! Christine

Hi Commiserations to everyone still waiting; my certificate should have been despatched on 12th, still no sign. I was told on Tuesday it would have been sent that day or the day before, and on Friday I was told the same. As other people have said, it's the BBC programme that's done it. I really felt for the poor bloke I spoke to, as he was grateful I wasn't rude to him, and he said he'd had a lot of abusive people ringing up. Like Tracie said, it's not their fault; personally, if someone had actually messed up and it was something urgent or important, I'd be more likely to feel annoyed, but for me, it's a hobby so I can wait, however much I'm champing at the bit, and they're just snowed under, so I wouldn't give them grief. Hopefully the demand will get more manageable after the programme finishes... Hope all our certies arrive soon Lysianne

For those of you who placed an order .. despatch date 12th ...Keep eye on Postman today ...MINE have arrived this morning !!! YIPPEE !! Elaine :-)

dispatch date 11 Nov Money taken 8 nov date on cert 13 nov finallt rec'd 17th!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Shelli p.s. and it's the right one !!!!!!! ther was another similar thread on tips about this, and not only is the wait longer for certs but i read somewhere that it is now a madhouse at FRC and LMA in London. The BBC have a lot to answer for, lets just hope it's a fad !!!!

Thanks to Deborah and Beverley re sending for certificates via ROs. Do either of you know if Worcestershire, Gloucestershire and Birmingham have ordering online as these are the areas my lot all hail from, and I shall certainly be looking to other sources if problem with GRO persists. Barbara

Hi Barbara, Depends a lot on the individual RO's. 2 of the ones I use the most, have online ordering and paying. Still cost £7 per cert plus postage. Most charge 28p per batch, (nor per cert) but HALS in Hertford charges £1!! Still it's worth it to get them quickly. Debbie

Looking at all your replies, I've been quite lucky then. Ordered 4 certs last week with a despatch date on Nov 15th. Got 2 of them this morning, 2 still missing, so not bad all things considered Lou

I order my certificates yesterday and the website still says six days. I wondered how long I will have to wait for mine. Nicky