racing under rpra rules

[Buster121]

I don’t think you’ll be able to transfer RPRA rings into your name using your RPRA loft number if you aren’t a fully paid up member with the RPRA.
They do keep very good records of passed members but you don’t have the same rights as paid up members.
When I was out of the sport for 10 years and wanted to start again I contacted the RPRA and they still had my old loft number and longitude and latitude as I was still at the same address. Once I paid my membership they reinstated them to me allowing me to use them again.

Your wrong Andy. I've done it. I've not been a RPRA member for a few years now and had RPRA rings transferred to me, which I then transferred to another fancier last year. I think you forget fanciers from other unions and overseas get an RPRA number when they have a RPRA rings transferred into their name.
I still have my old RPRA number even after I resigned from the RPRA as I still have older birds registered with them in my name.

Ok king I stand corrected. Do the RPRA give loft numbers out to anyone then without them even being members?

Andy I once gave some rings to someone who never transferred them after speaking to someone they told me to contact the RPRA which I did gave them the new owners details which thankfully I had and they created a loft number for him