Yet another UKARA question....

[Ian_Gere]

When sites do it for you, they are usually posting the completed and stamped form off to a retailer for you, but there is no reason why you cannot do this yourself. Just make sure to get your form stamped after each game, because many sites are charging people, and/or requiring membership, so they may be slightly jobsworth about it if you forget to get a stamp one day and ask them to put 2 stamps on next time, if you are circumventing paying them to do it for you.

There is no photo card, indeed no card at all from UKARA.

And FFS it's not a licence! It's nothing like a licence. It has no legal standing. It is not required. Calling it a licence sends entirely the wrong message to anyone you speak to about it and leads to entirely the wrong mindset when thinking about it. UKARA is a trade organisation. It is they who could be prosecuted for selling RIF's, not you for buying. The UKARA registration is a way for retailers to find out easily if they can sell to you without fear of prosecution.

Oh yeah and calling a UKARA number a licence gives you herpes.

 

[Airsoft-Ed]

You also don't need to be purchasing a gun from the place you send the form to.

 

[Mr Monkey Nuts]

Yet another example of the corruption that is UKARA.

 

[Steviewev23]

Thanks, all the info gathered here has helped massively.

 

[M_P]

Yet another example of the corruption that is UKARA.

It's not ideal but unfortunately the only real 'official' option we've got

 

[Snakeeyes75]

From reading all this I'm still a bit confused! (Sorry) My local site keeps a register of everyone that attends and on what date, I asked the organiser and he said to bring in the completed UKARA form with £10 and a photo, he sorts it out and gets your number registered. Am I correct in saying that most sites stamp the paper each time?

 

[UIVenger]

From reading all this I'm still a bit confused! (Sorry) My local site keeps a register of everyone that attends and on what date, I asked the organiser and he said to bring in the completed UKARA form with £10 and a photo, he sorts it out and gets your number registered. Am I correct in saying that most sites stamp the paper each time?

the actual UKARA form only gets 1 stamp - the official UKARA stamp for the site. It sounds like your site runs a membership scheme which is what the £10 and a photo is actually for.

 

[Lozart]

the actual UKARA form only gets 1 stamp - the official UKARA stamp for the site. It sounds like your site runs a membership scheme which is what the £10 and a photo is actually for.

That's exactly what I was going to say.

 

[Snakeeyes75]

the actual UKARA form only gets 1 stamp - the official UKARA stamp for the site. It sounds like your site runs a membership scheme which is what the £10 and a photo is actually for.

Ok cool. From what I've heard though it can take a whike for the organiser to get on with it though! I just wondered if it's quicker to do it myself?

 

[Ian_Gere]

It may be quicker to do it yourself - it definitely will be if you take the completed form to a UKARA registered retailer's shop and ask them to do it right there.

 

[Snakeeyes75]

It may be quicker to do it yourself - it definitely will be if you take the completed form to a UKARA registered retailer's shop and ask them to do it right there.

I'll certainly give it a go! I have the excuse that I'd like to get a gun just after new year (My B'days on the 2nd Jan)

 

[Ian_Gere]

I'll certainly give it a go! I have the excuse that I'd like to get a gun just after new year (My B'days on the 2nd Jan)

So is mine but you probably can't do it that fast because you need to play 3 games in not less than 2 months.

 

[Snakeeyes75]

So is mine but you probably can't do it that fast because you need to play 3 games in not less than 2 months.

It will be! I'm playing on the 14th and that'll be my 3rd game. (I play once a month).