Taped Police Interviews -- Services for Solicitors & Suspects
MK Transcribing Services has several years experience in providing quality transcripts from tape-recorded police interviews. We welcome enquiries from interviewees and their legal counsel, for whom we offer exceptional service at the same affordable price. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions after reading this page.
Tape-recorded Police Interview - Transcript Rates
When to Expect Your Transcript
Upon Completion of the Transcript
Ordering Copies of Transcripts
Payment Terms & Options
Taped Police Interviews -- Transcript Rates
[The following applies only to police interviewees and their legal respresentatives, not to forces or departments.]
We charge by the folio [every 72 words transcribed]. Our rate is the same for solicitors and suspects, and depends on when you require your transcript:
Routine (turnaround time 15 working days) -- 85p per folio plus VAT
Routine (turnaround time between 3-14 working days, as you require) -- 92p per folio plus VAT
Expedite (turnaround time 48 hours [two working days]) -- 20% uplift on Routine plus VAT
Although it's impossible to give a precise quote before transcription is done, you can estimate the cost of your transcript on the basis of 100 folios per hour, which our decades of experience has shown to be a reliable average. For example, a Routine order for a 45-minute interview would be £63.75 + VAT, a half hour would be £42.50 + VAT, et cetera. (Try our Taped Police Interview Estimate Calculator.)
Please note: upon receiving the tapes, we will provide an estimate invoice on which we require payment in full before we will begin transcription. (Solicitors, we are happy to make special invoice arrangements with you if your client is publicly funded, but you must let us know when placing your order.)
Please inform us of any change or cancellation to your order by fax or letter. You will be responsible for paying for any transcription that has already taken place.
When to Expect Your Transcript
Turnaround time is measured from the date we receive payment on our estimate to the date we complete transcription.
Turnaround time does not necessarily imply the date you will receive the completed transcript. However, we will do our best to fulfil any request for a specific delivery date, subject to the relevant pricing schedule.
We will inform you of any difficulty we encounter that may impact a transcript's timely delivery.
Upon Completion of the Transcript
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All customers will receive an invoice showing the balance due or refund amount. Balances are due strictly within 30 days and must be paid before we will release the transcript. [Solicitors, please be aware that your firm is responsible for making timely payment regardless of any arrangement you may have made with a client.] In the case of a refund, we will include the transcript along with a cheque.
Amendments will be made free of charge.
Please read our payment terms and options below.
Ordering Copies of Transcripts
Our copy charge is .15p per page or .90p per disk copy for all transcripts. If you want a disk copy, please let us know what document format you require.
Payment Terms & Options
On receipt of tapes, we require full payment on the estimate we provide before transcription will begin. (Solicitors, we do make exceptions for publicly funded clients.)
Our terms of strictly 30 days apply to any balance due, unless special arrangements have been made beforehand. Interest at the rate of 8% per annum will begin to accrue on any invoice remaining unsettled after 30 days. County Court action may be taken on invoices that remain unsettled after 44 days, regardless of the amount involved.
Please change or cancel your order in writing. You are responsible for paying for any transcription already done.
For your convenience, we accept cheques, BACS (electronic funds transfer), GPCs, and the following:
A surcharge of 3.17% is applied to payments by Visa or Mastercard.
MK Transcribing Services, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England
Revised Nov 2002