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National allocation day 2020 - what time do they send the email?

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UncleMatthewsEntrenchingTool · 24/02/2020 22:39

NAD is 2 March, does that mean they send the email at midnight just as it turns 2 March? Is it even sent at midnight? Anyone know?

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Sotiredofthislife · 01/03/2020 00:39

Not had the email but by 12:20am, the info was available in our online account. Got our first choice. Relief all round. Good luck everyone!

my2bundles · 25/02/2020 11:01

It depends on the area, some also send them out in blocks over the while day. Last year tne email came through at 12.30 am but some people in the same area got theirs in tne afternoon.

TalaxuArmiuna · 25/02/2020 10:22

No point staying up till midnight though. It's not as if you can do anything about it at that time. I shall be aiming to cultivate a zen-like calm (will have reserves of gin available if that fails)

meditrina · 25/02/2020 09:49

It depends on your borough.

As PP said, for the pan-London area (all London boroughs plus Surrey) allocations go live at 5pm (ish) on the website, and the emails are sent out through the evening, starting at 5pm.

It's done that way deliberately, so that a) it's during otherwise quiet hours (there's a huge volume to get through) and b) so that those disappointed with their allocations have a few hours enforced cooling off time before they hit the phones.

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UncleMatthewsEntrenchingTool · 25/02/2020 09:31

Thanks all, I might stay up to midnight, it looks like I can go on the app, if it’s not there I’ll have to try and sleep!

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HighRopes · 25/02/2020 09:12

London is after 5.00 on the app and website, but the actual email comes through much later- ours arrived after lunch on the day after allocations day.

QuarterMileAtATime · 25/02/2020 09:10

Don't expect it until 5pm to save yourself going mad Grin What phonic says rings most true in my experience (in London area)

PhonicTheHedgehog · 25/02/2020 00:06

London is from 5 pm this year too. I think you can login at 5pm and find out but you may not get the email until later.

xyzandabc · 24/02/2020 23:15

Oxfordshire here and we got an email today to say the offer email would be sent out between 3am and 2pm on allocations day.

Tinty · 24/02/2020 23:15

5 years ago now but we got the email at 9.15, just after DD had gone to school.

Sotiredofthislife · 24/02/2020 23:13

For my first child it was midnight, my second three years later it was about 8am and who knows this time?!

Sweetnhappy1 · 24/02/2020 22:46

Different parts of the country are different. London was 5pm last year but some parts of the country were midnight.

Blurpblorp · 24/02/2020 22:43

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TalaxuArmiuna · 24/02/2020 22:40

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