 | Annual rod licence demand has been high from anglers in recent weeks - but there are some pitfalls you should be aware of. Angler Alan Oakley has warned of the dangers of buying your annual rod licence online when |
he paid an extra £15 as a ‘service charge’.
When he Googled for his £30 two-rod annual rod licence, he was directed away from the official GOV.UK website
This can happen as the rogue websites, that anglers are advised to swerve, use paid for adverts to boost their ranking to the top of search engines.
Birmingham-based Alan said: “I was directed to fishinglicense.com and was charged £45, and didn’t even receive confirmation, no receipt.
“It is upsetting and I would hope nobody else ever uses them so I want people to be aware as its 50% more for annual rod licence"
The EA have said in the past they can’t shut these rogue website down as they aren’t doing anything illegal, as they are just adding a surcharge.
One of their EA fisheries technical specialists Chris Bainger independently reminded anglers to use the official website for buying annual rod licences and short-term options too.
Chris Tweeted: “Don’t pay more for your fishing licence. Ensure you are going through the official secure GOV.UK website: https://get-fishing-licence.service.gov.uk/”
When he Googled for his £30 two-rod annual rod licence, he was directed away from the official GOV.UK website
This can happen as the rogue websites, that anglers are advised to swerve, use paid for adverts to boost their ranking to the top of search engines.
Birmingham-based Alan said: “I was directed to fishinglicense.com and was charged £45, and didn’t even receive confirmation, no receipt.
“It is upsetting and I would hope nobody else ever uses them so I want people to be aware as its 50% more for annual rod licence"
The EA have said in the past they can’t shut these rogue website down as they aren’t doing anything illegal, as they are just adding a surcharge.
One of their EA fisheries technical specialists Chris Bainger independently reminded anglers to use the official website for buying annual rod licences and short-term options too.
Chris Tweeted: “Don’t pay more for your fishing licence. Ensure you are going through the official secure GOV.UK website: https://get-fishing-licence.service.gov.uk/”
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