you can take your application by hand to croydon office during the postal strike periods. the home office as made a temporary arrangement to accept application at their office during the post office strike periods.

I guess you would have other companies that might be able to deliver. I am not in Uk but FedEx and UPS are in UK and USA and there are others that delivers.  In some cases they will pick up from home also. You do have to pay for this service but the way home office is ripping off public now days, these services are small change compared to Government ripoff

I nearly have my application ready to send.  Has to be to the home office by Oct. 30, 2007.  Problem is, the post office is now on strike & has suggested that items not be brought to the P.O. since it would cause quite a back up of items, & who knows how long the strike is going to last.

Does anybody know if the home office will be lenient in this type of situation & give myself & others like me the benefit of the doubt?

Has anybody else run into this problem?  What did you do?

Thank you,

Ellen