Exercising rights to .uk

[philiporchard]

Hi,

OK - so I'm about to exercise my rights to the .uk versions of my domains.

Just wondering what the most straightforward way to do this is?

For example, I own Directory.co.uk, but when I tried to register Directory.uk with 123-reg, it says it will try and pre-order it for me - gah!

Got to love 123-reg!

(and yes, I was logged in, so you'd assume they could see that I have rights to the .uk!)

Anyone else had success with 123-reg in this regard?

Thanks, Phil

 

[dropped.uk]

A word of warning on that - I caught a domain for a client a few weeks ago. He transferred it to one of the companies who are part of the same group as 123-reg.

It then got transferred internally to the 123-reg TAG, they performed a registrant transfer to the person who backordered it, and then they claim they caught the domain within their network of TAGs. It took a while to eventually get the name back, but they were 100% in the belief they caught the domain.

If they register this for you, just hope it appears in your account and doesn't go to the person who backordered it!

 

[Murray]

How many domains? I think there's a promotion still on atm where registrars can do it for free, are 123 offering it for free?

I would probably just ask someone from here you trust to register them for you and release them to your usual registrar

I would do it for you if you want, assuming the free promotion is still on and you can't find anyone else

 

[philiporchard]

Thanks Murray,

I contacted 123-Reg this eve and hopefully they will sort it.

If not, I'll be in touch. Thanks!