I've just seen that fishingrodlicense.com are overcharging by £14.00 for an unnecessary "check in their application" so ONLY buy your license direct from the environment agency website/Post office or other clearly authorized outlets. Info sourced through The Angling Trust.

That is correct.
I only became aware today when my 2 clients from the hotel requested rod licence's, when i went on-line at the hotel the site appeared on top of page 1 on google, an inexperienced fisherman could easily make a mistake,in fact it might put some off buying a licence.
Hopefully trading standards will take this on and stop it, if they can that is?
Cheers
Richard

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Richard Jackson
Fly fishing instruction and guiding in the heart of Devon
www.devonflyfisher.com

Cheeky bu**ers ...................birdsnest

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Fear not if I steal from your side, as of yore, from paradise streams to fish Teifi once more.
BN based in Wolverhampton

Similar scam sites have been running for a while now, one in particular charged a fee for making an application for an E111 (an EU medical card), which is free.
Site is still up and probably technically legal as it is simply offering a service to buy a license for you, it does also say at the bottom that you can buy direct from a Post Office.
No excuse however for a cynical attempt to trick the unsuspecting.

Andy

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GAIC Single Handed Casting Instructor

http://www.andygreyfishing.com/

id pay 14 quid to have the effing thing turn up. bought it on the first at the post office with my renewal form.....

still no joy.

anyone else in the same boat???

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its ok to eat fish 'coz they dont have any feelings. k. cobain 1992

bought mine over the internet, also on the 1st, arrived in the post on Monday. Not that it matters too much as the reciept does the same job

yeah, our lass chucked that out during one of her "house keeping" moments

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its ok to eat fish 'coz they dont have any feelings. k. cobain 1992

I recently bought mine at the post office (the lady said it'll take around a month) after looking to do it online. I saw said website after doing a google search and thought it was a scam altogether after briefly looking at it. Cheeky b*****ds aren't they?

You should've had an e-mail receipt as well? There was a delay sending them out last year as well but it doesn't matter so long as you have a receipt/ref no/proof of purchase. Even if you don't it will be on EA records if you got challenged.

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omly been asked twice in the last 20 year, not holding out for a bailiff to cross my path!!!

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its ok to eat fish 'coz they dont have any feelings. k. cobain 1992