British NIC is a .uk domain name retailer. British NIC sells .co.uk, .org.uk, .me.uk, .ltd.uk and .plc.uk domain names. .co.uk and .org.uk is open to all business worldwide. .me.uk is open to all people world wide. .ltd.uk and .plc.uk is open only to valid registered Limited or PLC companies based in the UK (additional checks are done to stop illegal use of these names).

British NIC's customer base is mainly UK companies and individuals however British NIC do have a sizeable amount of foreign companies and individuals. British NIC sells in UK Pounds, Euros, US Dollars, Canadian Dollars and Australian Dollars (all commission payments are based on the current UK payment rate).

British NIC accept transfers in of .uk domain names from any other provider free of charge (other providers may charge customers to transfer out to British NIC).

British NIC makes buying a domain name easy! After the sale British NIC continue to support you, British NIC included access and control of your domain name via British NIC’s world-class domain name management control panel at no extra cost.

British NIC offer straightforward pricing and no hidden catches. Many of the "cheaper" domain name companies are hiding the true costs of buying a domain name! They sign you up and then hit you with additional charges should you want to use your domain name. British NIC makes this promise "what you see is indeed what you get, great value domain names with no hidden costly surprises".

Some of the features of your British NIC account will include:

• Modify Email Forwarding, live updates means you don't have to wait for your change to take place.
• Modify Web Forwarding, change where your domain name is pointing at anytime, instant updates mean your site can stay online even when you change where it's hosted.
• Holding Page, if you're not ready to use your domain name straight away, set-up a holding page for it. You can even put up a notice to tell people when it will be online or even that this domain may be for sale.
• Update your DNS information at time, 24 hours a day, via the British NIC customer control area.
• IPSTAG changes can be done online, so you can move your domain name to another domain name or hosting company if you so wish.

Why British NIC?

British NIC operate a domain name policy that is transparent to the consumer with none of the hidden or misleading charges of other "low cost" domain name company's.

What you get with British NIC!

• The owner of the domain is listed as the legal registrant.
• .uk domain names are for a full 2 years, price includes Nominet registration fees and VAT.
• .com, .net and .org domain names are for 1 full year, price includes registration fees and VAT.
• No extra cost for standard web and email forwarding. British NIC’s web and email forwarding service is a "no adverts" service.
• No extra cost to transfer out to another domain names company or web hosting company.
• Free parking for your domain name if you are not ready to use it.
• Nominet certificate for your .uk domain names are sent direct to you (please note Nominet can take up to 6 months to send certificates) .com, .net and .org domain names do not get issued with a certificate.
• Online customer control area to update your web and email forwarding, DNS and IPSTAG at anytime, 24 hours, 7 days a week.

British NIC – Security

British NIC have their own secure server to take your credit card payment.

All British NIC domain names are issued with a password; only this password can be used to update DNS, IPSTAG or Web and Email Forwarding information for the domain.

British NIC – Support

British NIC provide support 7 days a week, 10am to 5pm via British NIC’s Sales And Support ticket system. British NIC aim to reply to any question in a timely manner.