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This affair is also bad for any people who would actually like to use .uk domain names: in many cases where the current owner of foo.co.uk doesn't want foo.uk i

This affair is also bad for any people who would actually like to use .uk domain names: in many cases where the current owner of foo.co.uk doesn't want foo.uk it's effectively increased the period for which the name is reserved from five to seven years (or more if the current owner drops the ball and lets the scummy registrars get away with the autorenew).

Symbiote 7y ago
That explains what's happened for me. I have a .me.uk domain, and I'd like the .uk. I attempted to register it, and I was charged, but then refunded a few days later. It's currently pointing to a 123-Reg parking page.