Steering rack to be reconditioned

[the jiffle king]

I am planning (or my warranty company hopefully) on having my steering rack reconditioned by the factory. I asked the specialist how long this would take, but wondered if anyone had done the same and how long it took to come back from Blackpool?

If my car has to be off the road, I want to do it when cold rather than miss out on the sparse sunshine in the summer.

I have a perception that when things go to Blackpool, they fall into a black hole and re-appear some months later, but am hoping to be wrong?

[the jiffle king]

Wow, I am amazed. Hope this is the same for mine, as I was expecting a month or even 6 weeks off the road.