Anyone know how long it's taking to get a copy of a post-1858 will at the moment, using the postal service from the Leeds Probate Registry? I ordered one on 28 January, and the cheque went through my account on 6 February - 10 weeks tomorrow.

The Probate Service website says they aim to deal with applications within 4 weeks, and when they were operating from the York office it was possible to ring up to check on progress, or at least get an answering machine message telling you which date's applications they were currently dealing with. Since the move to Leeds, however, the only way to contact them, according to the application form, is to write them a letter. And if they take 10 weeks to answer that....

(Actually there is an email address for the non-postal section of the Leeds office, which I'll try, but I'm not optimistic of getting a reply.)

Arthur