Musti wrote: ↑Thu Dec 24, 2020 2:02 pm
CULLINAN wrote: ↑Thu Dec 24, 2020 12:37 pm
Musti wrote: ↑Thu Dec 24, 2020 10:16 am
Glad to know. I think they might change the private (same date and time) to virtual (if need be) closer to our dates like they did for @Nature11. I suppose we have the same ceremony date mid Jan!!
PS: TBH I would prefer in person so I can collect my certificate myself rather waiting in the post but it will be £125 more
£125 on top of the original £250? With all honesty, I believe they are over charging people.£250 for an appointment that is over 2 weeks? Also when you request a virtual ceremony they state that it is for exceptional cases yet a few people said theyhad a virtual one.
I think I'd rather pay the extra money to get the certificate the same day, and they use the fact that people can't wait to get it over with so they charge then ridiculous amounts of money.
But what is the 125 for?
Hounslow never used to carry virtual ceremonies. It is first time reported by @Nature11 and that too after London went in Tier 4 lockdown.
They are charging in person private £250 (I know it is too much - hounslow is charging way more than majority of other councils).
For virtual they charged @Nature 11 - £125 (@Nature11 was booked for private in person for £250 on 23rd Dec but Hounslow council called changed last minute (on 21st Dec) to virtual (same date and time on 23rd Dec) and charged £125 instead. I am not sure what exceptional circumstances were involved OR it was due to Tier 4.
We will only know closer to mid Jan if our in person ceremony is changed to virtual in a similar manner or not. For in person we will pay £250 otherwise (£125 more than virtual).