UKARA - how long does it take

[Richie Boyle]

Yes your site membership card may well have your UKARA number on it too, though not all sites necessarily give out membership cards, and retailers and most sellers will still check the database via a retailer, as it constitutes the simplest PROOF required to sell a rif.

Hope you get yours sorted soon SD!

that may be it but they are pretty hot on keeping records on a database of who attended on each date. i believe they do have a membership but they know their members by name so a card seems unnecessary.

how do i get my UKARA number? will the site simply tell me the number or will i receive something by post?

 

[Sitting Duck]

Fill UKARA form and provide photo ID & also proof of address

I gave Passport & Driving License - which should of been enough but took a gas bill along

just in case the i's weren't dotted ot t's not crossed etc....

If the site has a shop then they may be able to process the whole thing or if not then they need

to pass it to a retailer of RIF's

This is where I am at - should read up on VCRA

the photo id membership cards have not yet happened

perhaps they should/will one day but mainly common sense applies and goes without saying:

GET A BAG - always carry your gun in a bag unless you want to attract the wrong kind of attention

for the member and the sport, I know I act the fool a bit but certain things just require mature common sense

(the bit when I do try & act my age - in effect don't f*ck about where stuff like airsoft weapons and safety are concerned)

Sites do keep a record of all players not just for peeps getting UKARA think they have to keep names at least

Along with any waivers and parent consent forms for younger players

Don't want to go too far or criticise any imperfections, but it is just something we all accept and conform to if

we want to continue, it is not 101% perfect but it atm allows us to continue to play without too many ott checks.

Hopefully it will stay that way - not a lot to ask to allow us to continue playing the game/sport we love

Please don't flame me if I appear critical of it all - I'm not, I respect the few minor steps to obtain a UKARA

but more importantly will conduct myself in a mature responsible way - though I may not always seem like it

 

[evilfree]

that may be it but they are pretty hot on keeping records on a database of who attended on each date. i believe they do have a membership but they know their members by name so a card seems unnecessary.

how do i get my UKARA number? will the site simply tell me the number or will i receive something by post?

Your UKARA number will be POW01249 for example. This is your site membership number also.

Once you hit your UKARA requirement POW issue you a plastic membership card which is also your UKARA number.

Your UKARA will take a a week or so to process though, as they drop it off or post it to Airsoft World as and when they can the week after your game.

 

[Sitting Duck]

Woo hooo finally got UKARA and on database at last

now the hard bit - growing up and being a responsible adult

 

[BunkeredSphinx]

Woo hooo finally got UKARA and on database at last

now the hard bit - growing up and being a responsible adult

don't do it, I did and it sucks.

still only played 2 games for UKARA requirement, not to start a debate but bloody retailers registration sucks bum..

I can pay taxes, buy an air Rifle (potential killer), drink, drive and buy cigarettes.

want to buy an Airsoft gun and you have to be registered (unless you want two tone).

I hope my UKARA doesn't take to long hoping to purchase a RIF before I go to NAE.

Rant end.

 

[Sitting Duck]

Try not to knock the UKARA - it is a techy subject and is not perfect and perhaps it

"could or should" be a little bit more involved in its checking I really do think

(yeah is easy for me to say now, but I seriously do think this)

You have to look at it as a kind of "game" we have to play to play the game game we all like to play

But if checks were too involved my therapist might have objections though

(just kidding - soz shouldn't joke about this crap)

A little bit of hassle in actually finally getting on database but no real biggy in the end

yes I was getting out my pram a bit - but in the end wasn't the end of world

A bloke at work is really going through the mill, one of his kids is terminal ffs

so when you hear crap like that - wtf am I moaning about LWA & UKARA etc....

you will get there, maybe processed quicker - that was what took time for me

 

[Mack]

don't do it, I did and it sucks.

still only played 2 games for UKARA requirement, not to start a debate but bloody retailers registration sucks bum..

I can pay taxes, buy an air Rifle (potential killer), drink, drive and buy cigarettes.

want to buy an Airsoft gun and you have to be registered (unless you want two tone).

I hope my UKARA doesn't take to long hoping to purchase a RIF before I go to NAE.

Rant end.

Nope

Just have to be an airsofter

 

[BrightCandle]

If you chase the retailer you send it to they will probably do it while you wait. So if it doesn't get done immediately just ring them/visit and ask them to process it. Doesn't take them long and if you need it asap they ought to do it quickly, its not really in their beat interests to leave you hanging because you will just go elsewhere to buy in the future.