"Tickettyboo" <tickettyboo@mail2oops.com> wrote in message news:b19ppkFt3ntU1@mid.individual.net... >I visited a Probate office today, to consult the calendar for >entries more recent than those currently available in the >ancestry database. , cos I don't get to a Probate Office often, but these things > happen. > > The young man at the desk told me its a server problem and has > been going on for about 2 weeks. He also said that in 'the > summer' (are we going to have one in England this year? that > would be good!) The Probate Service is going to make the > calendar available online and there will be a facility whereby > you can order and download wills/grants online. > Super! Tickettyboo Cant help but wonder about payment ? As of Nov 2012 the Probate folk hadn't heard of PayPal etc All fees had to be paid in pounds sterling. That makes it a very expensive exercise for overseas genes Maybe they will consider the excellent the UK Archives documents on line service . I recently downloaded an 18 page 1849 will for 3 pounds 50p. That took no more than 10 secs. Very impressive ! I dont mind paying a reasonable fee . Its the unreasonable that gets up my nose ! Bye MargM Beautiful NSW Central Coast Australia

On Thu, 6 Jun 2013 08:18:35 +1000, "MargM" <genknut@exemail.com.au> wrote: > >"Tickettyboo" <tickettyboo@mail2oops.com> wrote in message >news:b19ppkFt3ntU1@mid.individual.net... >>I visited a Probate office today, to consult the calendar for >>entries more recent than those currently available in the >>ancestry database. >, cos I don't get to a Probate Office often, but these things >> happen. >> >> The young man at the desk told me its a server problem and has >> been going on for about 2 weeks. He also said that in 'the >> summer' (are we going to have one in England this year? that >> would be good!) The Probate Service is going to make the >> calendar available online and there will be a facility whereby >> you can order and download wills/grants online. >> Super! > > >Tickettyboo > > >Cant help but wonder about payment ? As of Nov 2012 the Probate >folk hadn't heard of PayPal > I wouldn't expect them to hear of it in the near future as payment by credit/debit card is otherwise fairly well established and Paypal presumably adds another stage into the process with no practical advantage for them. >etc >All fees had to be paid in pounds sterling. That makes it a very >expensive exercise for overseas genes > >Maybe they will consider the excellent the UK Archives documents >on line service . I recently downloaded an 18 page 1849 will >for 3 pounds 50p. That took no more than 10 secs. Very impressive >! > >I dont mind paying a reasonable fee . Its the unreasonable that >gets up my nose ! > > >Bye > > > MargM >Beautiful NSW Central Coast > Australia > >

In message <bhfvq8l9c3flenf5te4u43ph2dnp8c7236@4ax.com>, Charles Ellson <ce11son@yahoo.ca> writes: >On Thu, 6 Jun 2013 08:18:35 +1000, "MargM" <genknut@exemail.com.au> >wrote: [] >>Cant help but wonder about payment ? As of Nov 2012 the Probate >>folk hadn't heard of PayPal >> >I wouldn't expect them to hear of it in the near future as payment by >credit/debit card is otherwise fairly well established and Paypal >presumably adds another stage into the process with no practical >advantage for them. > >>etc >>All fees had to be paid in pounds sterling. That makes it a very >>expensive exercise for overseas genes [] Unless credit card companies in .au behave differently, I would hope the pricing (and payment acceptance) being in sterling shouldn't be expensive: on the odd occasions I've bought from, say, USA, using credit card, it's been translated at a reasonable rate. Unless you're saying they'll only accept UK cheques or similar - which, for a new service, I would hope is unlikely: that would be something of an inconvenience to UK citizens too, many of whom rarely use cheques! And, as you point out, many other government organisations (TV licence, car tax, ...) accept payment by credit card. (Actually they charge - pass on, to be fair - a fee for credit card, but accept debit cards too, usually at no charge.) -- J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/<1985 MB++G()AL-IS-Ch++(p)Ar@T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf Anyone can do any amount of work provided it isn't the work he is supposed to be doing at the moment. -Robert Benchley, humorist, drama critic, and actor (1889-1945)