Ann, This is trial 3 - there have already been 2 other trials. This one is for producing PDFs of *non-digitalised* certificates. I assume birth certificates have been digitalised up to (and including) 1934. The supply of PDFs of digitalised certs was in trial 1, when they were available for £6. If the trials go as expected we can presumably expect PDFs available at these prices in the future, but I think part of the reason for the trials is to check costs. If we're lucky they will have taken less effort than expected and the prices will be lower. I've no idea how long it will take to get a regular service started after the trials - I don't know if anyone does? Teresa On 21/03/2017 11:08, Ann Burton wrote: > I have just received a marriage certificate for 1872 on the £8 trial > service via E Mail. It took about 3 days and seems a good copy. However I > tried to get two birth certificates again for 1874 and 1876 but was unable > to access the £8 service so had to pay the full £9.25 > > Ann Burton > > > On Mon, 20 Mar 2017 at 17:18, Peter Copsey<peter.copsey@talktalk.net> > wrote: > >> Hello everyone >> >> You will probably have seen the post from Wendy Archer on 16th March about >> a >> new trial service from the General Register Office. The Federation has now >> provided a proper announcement to members. >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Births, Marriages & Deaths - Temporary bargains >> >> The General Register Office has announced another trial service to provide >> PDF copies of non-certificated records. It relates only to events that were >> registered in England & Wales which come in the following categories: >> · Births (1935-2006) >> · Marriages (1837-2010) >> · Deaths (1958-2006) >> >> The price is £8.00 each, which is only a modest saving on the fee of £9.25 >> for a certificate. >> >> The offer is open until 12 April or until 40,000 PDFs have been ordered, >> whichever is the earlier. >> >> You can see more details on the >> https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/Login.asp >> >> Francis Howcutt >> Vice Chairman, FFHS --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus