well the thing is this the transfer cost was introduced to pay for the new computer systems and database , thats fine as members we understand that things cant go on year after year , but instead of saying well the computers are now paid for were going to stop this as unfair to charge the members who are paying there fees . But no hey we can make money and raise the transfer fee . Why do you think this is the case ? well not so long ago the R.P.R.A decided to charge each member of a partnership the union fees instead of one fee on the assumption that they could probably double there revinue , however there are those out there that fly in partnerships and carry there deceased partners names or father and son when father passed on , so alot of these have decided be cheaper to change there flying names , so this is a knee jerk reaction to hike costs up , rather than have transfer cost why not just charge a representative fee for membership ???? If we let them hike the prices up unchallenged then its a dictatorship , we the members have paid for the computers the database time to say no to the hike in transfers because they've brought it in under false pretences , i have no problem with paying more as buy very few birds so wont cost me alot at all , but could easily avoided by paying more in membership fees , then no need for charging twice for what we should be paying for by our membership anyway