Having seen how slowly the wheels of local government seem to turn, when dealing with these situations; why don't councils have a sliding scale of charges for PELs - throughout the year? Secondly, is there a cut-off date (prior to the 30th June) for the issue of new licences? If not I pity the poor chap who gets one issued on the 29th! Mind you considering how hard up some councils are these days it wouldn't surprise me if it did happen.