Genealogy Chat

Love Guisborough.Fond memories spent with my future husband in the pubs there

Hi. As we live in Australia we have to order by post & wait - usually takes 10 to 14 days. Still only have to pay the 7 pounds - usually equates to approx $au14, so that's not too bad.
GailW Brisbane

Barry - it was Guisborough, up until April they just charged a flat rate of £7 per certificate as did Middlesbrough, although I have checked today and they have upped their charges to £8 aso.

It wasn't cos they had to do a lot of searching - I supplied them with everything except the date (did give them the quarter) and reason for death!

Heyho, I suppose you're right the local offices have to charge extra to pay for other services - it's GRO for me from now on!

Hi
Ordered one today from GRO for £7 and no postage!

The local Records Offices are maintained from the Council Taxes,many of them are shedding staff and reducing hours and access.

If essential services are to be maintained we will have to pay more for our "hobby" !!

I don't think she's been done at all - if she wants the privilege of jumping the queue, then I think she should pay for it.

I think you have been done - received a certificate on Wednesday ordered online from GRO via post from UK for the sum of £7. No postage paid and it was sent to Spain via France took 14days.

I have only paid £7 per certificate from either the GRO online or the local register office. Have never paid for postage. The GRO don't even charge postage if you order from abroad.

I think the extra charge must be to do with wanting the certificate there and then, or if they have to do a search because you are not sure of the quarter and year when the event took place.

Kath. x

I have not been charged more than the current price of £7, and always send an SAE. They are usually sent by return of post.

Everyone charges extra for rush orders - here's the GRO:

Priority Service
If you order by 4.00 pm, your certificate is sent the next working day.
* full certificate, with index reference supplied - £23.00

and it's an additional 1.50 extra for postal or phone orders.

as far as I know the GRO still charge £7 for a 5 day (ish) turnaround

I have just been to the local registry office for my Gt Gt Grandfathers death cert and was told that prices have gone up and if I wanted it today it would be £18, £10 for a two day wait or £8 for a five day wait. Now I will admit that it is probably about a year since I last bought a certificate, but it was only £7 (whether you wanted it there and then or wanted it posted to you) - am I just unlucky with my local registry office or has everywhere put their prices up so much?

I usually go there for certificates as it's quicker than going through GRO, most of my family have stayed local for a couple of hundred years so a ten mile return trip with a coffee thrown in for 'waiting time' seemed the easy option - not anymore!