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Alcohol Wholesaler Registration Scheme: service availability and issues

Check the availability and any issues affecting the Alcohol Wholesaler Registration Scheme (AWRS).

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From:
HM Revenue & Customs
Published:
31 December 2015
Last updated:
3 September 2026
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  1. Planned downtime from 7am to 11pm on Sunday 27 September 2026 has been added.

  2. Planned downtime from 8am on Saturday 11 July 2026 to 6:30pm on Sunday 12 July 2026 has been added.

  3. Planned downtime from 7am to 11pm on Sunday 8 March 2026 has been added.

  4. Planned downtime from 5pm on Friday 13 February 2026 to 10am on Monday 16 February 2026 has been added.

  5. Planned downtime from 8am to 10pm on Sunday 30 November 2025 has been added.

  6. Planned downtime from 8am on Sunday 19 October 2025 to 3am on Monday 20 October 2025 has been added.

  7. The planned downtime from 8:15am on Sunday 28 September to 3:30am on Monday 29 September 2025 has changed. It will now be 8:15am on Sunday 28 September to 1am on Monday 29 September 2025.

  8. Planned downtime from 8:15am on Sunday 28 September to 3:30am on Monday 29 September 2025 has been added.

  9. Planned downtime from 10:30pm to 11pm on Wednesday 10 September 2025 and 10:30pm to 11pm on Wednesday 17 September 2025 has been added.

  10. Planned downtime from 5:40am on Saturday 12 July 2025 to 10:30pm on Sunday 13 July 2025 has been added.

  11. Planned downtime from 7am to 7:30pm on Sunday 9 March 2025 has been added.

  12. Planned downtime from 8am to 8:30pm on Sunday 8 December 2024 has been added.

  13. Planned downtime from 9:30pm to 10:30pm on Saturday 14 September 2024 has been added.

  14. Planned downtime from 8am Saturday 13 July 2024 to 10pm on Sunday 14 July 2024 has been added.

  15. Planned downtime from Saturday 22 June 2024 7am to 9:15pm Sunday 23 June 2024 has been cancelled.

  16. Planned downtime from 7am on Saturday 22 June 2024 to 5pm on Sunday 23 June 2024 has been changed and is now from Saturday 22 June 2024 7am to 9:15pm Sunday 23 June 2024.

  17. Planned downtime from 7am on Saturday 22 June 2024 to 5pm on Sunday 23 June 2024 has been added.

  18. Planned downtime from 6am to 10pm on Sunday 10th March 2024 has been added.

  19. Planned downtime has been amended to Sunday 18 February 2024 6am to 11:45pm.

  20. Planned downtime from 7am to 10:30pm on Sunday 18 February 2024 has been added.

  21. Planned downtime for Saturday 9 December 2023 has been amended.

  22. Planned downtime from 9am to 5pm on Saturday 9 December 2023 has been added.

  23. Planned downtime from 7am to 10:30pm on Sunday 19 November 2023 has been cancelled.

  24. Planned downtime from 7am to 10:30pm on Sunday 19 November 2023 has been added.

  25. Planned downtime from 8am to 7pm on Sunday 8 October 2023 has been added.

  26. Planned downtime from 7am to 9pm on Sunday 10 September 2023 has been added.

  27. Planned downtime from 7am on Saturday 15 July 2023 to 6pm on Sunday 16 July 2023 has been added.

  28. Planned downtime from 7am on Sunday 9 July 2023 to 12.15am Monday 10 July 2023 has been added.

  29. Planned downtime from 5am on Sunday 9 July 2023 to 2am Monday 10 July 2023 has been added.

  30. Planned downtime from midday on Friday 23 June 2023 to 9am on Monday 26 June 2023 has been added.

  31. Planned downtime from 8:10am to 11:45pm on Sunday 16 April 2023 has been added.

  32. Planned downtime from 8:25am to 9pm Sunday 26 March 2023 has been added.

  33. Planned downtime from 8:25am to 6pm Sunday 26 March 2023 has been added.

  34. Planned downtime has changed from midday on Saturday 10 December 2022 to 10am Sunday 11 December 2022 to 11am on Saturday 11 December 2022 to 6am on Sunday 12 December 2022.

  35. Planned downtime from midday on Saturday 10 December 2022 to 10am Sunday 11 December 2022 has been added.

  36. Planned downtime from 8:30am to 3:30pm Sunday 11 September 2022 has been added.

  37. Planned downtime from Sunday 31 July 2022 8:15am to 7pm Sunday 31 July 2022 has been added.

  38. Planned downtime for Friday 11 September 2020 6pm to 7am Monday 14 September 2020 has been added.

  39. The 'Service issues' section has been updated.

  40. Due to scheduled maintenance you'll be unable to access our online service from 8:55pm to 9:00pm on Saturday 13 July 2019 and midnight to 1:10am on Sunday 14 July 2019.

  41. Service issues updated with information on amending Alcohol Wholesale Registration Service application.

  42. Downtime previously planned for 17 and 18 November will now take place on 24 and 25 November.

  43. Service issue for Thursday 8 November 2018 from 6pm to 11pm has been added.

  44. Planned downtime for 3 and 4 November will now take place on 17 and 18 November.

  45. Planned downtime for 3 and 4 November 2018 has been added.

  46. Planned downtime for Saturday 29 September 2018 midnight to 1am on Sunday 30 September 2018 has been added.

  47. Planned downtime from 6:30pm to 7:30pm on Saturday 29 September 2018 has been added.

  48. Planned downtime of Saturday 18 August 2018 and Sunday 19 August 2018 has been added.

  49. The 'Service issues' section has been updated.

  50. The 'Service issues' section has been updated.

  51. Planned downtime for Thursday 7 June 2018 has been added.

  52. Planned downtime for Sunday 22 April 2018 has been added.

  53. The 'Service issues' section has been updated.

  54. The 'Service issues' section has been updated.

  55. Planned downtime message added for Saturday 7 April 2018 and Sunday 8 April 2018.

  56. Planned downtime for Sunday 25 March 2018 has been added.

  57. On Sunday 11 March 2018 between 1:40am and 1:55am, external customers are likely to see errors on the Digital Front End when trying to register (or de-register) and will need to try again after 1:55am.

  58. The service availability has been updated and customers can submit an application to register for Alcohol Wholesaler Registration Scheme.

  59. The service availability section has been updated to include a message to customers who are not able to submit an application to register.

  60. Planned downtime section has been updated with information about unavailability of the Alcohol Wholesaler Registration Scheme service.

  61. Planned downtime section has been updated with information about unavailability of the Alcohol Wholesaler Registration Scheme service.

  62. Planned downtime section has been updated with information about unavailability of the Alcohol Wholesaler Registration Scheme service.

  63. Planned downtime section has been updated.

  64. Planned downtime section has been updated with information about unavailability of the Alcohol Wholesaler Registration Scheme service.

  65. Planned downtime on Sunday 7 February 7am to 4pm for this service.

  66. Service availability section has been updated.

  67. Alcohol Wholesaler Registration Scheme registration service is unavailable to customers due to unplanned maintenance. Service availability section updated with this information.

  68. First published.

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