"....We would like to advise you of a forthcoming period of reduced service from our systems.
On Sunday 4th March between 09:00am and 12:00pm major work will be performed on our database systems. This work involves upgrading our systems to the latest version of the database software.
During this time, all messages to the Automaton will be queued and will be processed at the end of this period. The online services normally available through our web site will not be available and a notification page will be displayed in place of these systems.
The work taking place during this time is part of our rolling programme of service improvement and enhancement...."