How much has signing up to Woodsure cost you?

[Woodworks]

Grudgingly filling in the Woodsure forms and just come across a few bits I dont like the sound of (clearly dont like most of it but these bits are worse) Cant get hold of them on the phone so thought others might know

 

What are point of sale fees?

• Please note: Point of sale fees will be invoiced separately annually once your application has been approved and an audit plan provided, if applicable.

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Also what might these add up to baring in mind we are down on the Devon Cornwall boarder.  "Note: Additional fees may be added to cover travelling expenses."

[spuddog0507]

22 minutes ago, Woodworks said:

Grudgingly filling in the Woodsure forms and just come across a few bits I dont like the sound of (clearly dont like most of it but these bits are worse) Cant get hold of them on the phone so thought others might know

 

What are point of sale fees?

• Please note: Point of sale fees will be invoiced separately annually once your application has been approved and an audit plan provided, if applicable.

• "

 

Also what might these add up to baring in mind we are down on the Devon Cornwall boarder.  "Note: Additional fees may be added to cover travelling expenses."

That to me sounds very much like being a member of FISA, you pay them a annually fee to be a member and then they charge you a percentage of every tonne of wood or chip you sell, the woodsure scheme sounds very much the same, its just a way for the government to get a bit back, and looking at whats going on with Gas and Oil at the moment there will be a lot of stoves being fitted this summer ready for next winter as gas and oil will not come down as quick as it goes up, thats if we have any ???

[5thelement]

52 minutes ago, spuddog0507 said:

That to me sounds very much like being a member of FISA, you pay them a annually fee to be a member and then they charge you a percentage of every tonne of wood or chip you sell, the woodsure scheme sounds very much the same, its just a way for the government to get a bit back, and looking at whats going on with Gas and Oil at the moment there will be a lot of stoves being fitted this summer ready for next winter as gas and oil will not come down as quick as it goes up, thats if we have any ???

You don’t HAVE to be a member of FISA to fell, sell or buy timber though.

[Mark Bolam]

Or Woodsure….😉

[Stubby]

I have a Borstal " old boys tie " . Does that count ?

[spuddog0507]

3 hours ago, 5thelement said:

You don’t HAVE to be a member of FISA to fell, sell or buy timber though.

You dont have to be a member of any organisation to fell,sell or but timber, Who said you did ?, but if you are a member of FISA you get to put on FISA registered on your invoice and them when you renew the year after you get a bill of them for a percentage of what your yearly sales where, i think its about £1,70 per tonne at the moment , the same will happen with the woodsure scheme,

[openspaceman]

4 minutes ago, spuddog0507 said:

You dont have to be a member of any organisation to fell,sell or but timber, Who said you did ?, but if you are a member of FISA you get to put on FISA registered on your invoice and them when you renew the year after you get a bill of them for a percentage of what your yearly sales where, i think its about £1,70 per tonne at the moment , the same will happen with the woodsure scheme,

Good lord what a scam

[5thelement]

2 minutes ago, spuddog0507 said:

You dont have to be a member of any organisation to fell,sell or but timber, Who said you did ?, but if you are a member of FISA you get to put on FISA registered on your invoice and them when you renew the year after you get a bill of them for a percentage of what your yearly sales where, i think its about £1,70 per tonne at the moment , the same will happen with the woodsure scheme,

I was under the impression that Woodsure was a Government Scheme for wholesale firewood sellers to continue trading?

FISA are not Government and have no say in anything important really, just a private entity screwing money unnecessarily and unregulated out of hard working people.

Why would anyone want to put FISA registered on their invoices, pay a membership fee, then get hit with a bill of £1.70 a tonne, for what exactly?

Some people must be insane😂.

[5thelement]

8 minutes ago, openspaceman said:

Good lord what a scam

Nail on the head😂

[spuddog0507]

Just now, openspaceman said:

Good lord what a scam

Yes it is, and FISA introduced the chainsaw refresher course, which had to be done every 5 years, we did one 3 years ago, 5 of us on it one trainer there and it was £208 each for a 4 hr refresher course and my gripe with this is they cant be arsed to send us a certificate, just imagine how much money could be made out of doing a driver refresher course every 5 years it would be tens of millions a year, !!!!