manc-mag

You pay it to them first though. You do understand that element of it don't you because it's fairly important given what we're discussing here?

Yes and you pay for that. And you still pay the VAT and customs duty.

True, but that's a criminal offence at the end of the day. You work as a public servant yourself don't you? Have you ever wondered where your wages come from, including your £20 per hour time-and-a-half overtime? Be funny if the government adopted a similar attitude to paying you your salary I reckon. Piss off man If Brits didn't get ripped off with they wouldn't shop abroad. I tried to import a pinball machine (don't say it) because they don't sell the one I wanted in the UK, was going to cost me £1200+ in VAT and charges on top of the final price. Why the fuck should our government get nigh on a months wages out of me for absolutely nothing? Why are iPads £350 in the US and £500 in the UK? I've got no guilt at all in avoiding extra charges Well alright then, but apply that across the board and don't moan if your job disappears. Some of the stuff you post ("never being better off than during the recession etc") it sounds like you live in one of them public sector bubbles tbh where your wages just magically appear from nowhere. It's from commerce and tax. If taxes are higher (and they're still not higher than many countries) that's how we can just barely afford things like an NHS. Who's forcing you to buy pinball machines at the end of the day anyway? VAT is a tax of the EC btw, it's not 'our government' whacking it on just for the fun of it, it is under a legal obligation to collect it. We're part of a customs union with Europe, so for that reason you're not paying customs charges on goods from the EC anymore (which we used to-so theres a saving there), but we do from the US and third countries. Fairly basic stuff.

In fact, fuck this. If you're physically capable of putting one foot in front of the other for a relatively short sequence, then I strongly urge you to walk to the nearest phone shop.

That site is principally for if you're buying from a US seller who doesnt ship abroad themselves. ie bundlebox will receive it in the US and forward it to you in the UK (for an additonal fee), making the purchase possible when it previously was not. I think you can safely assume that amazon ship to the UK. How the fuck does your mind work?

Why lie? Aye, feel free to add this to his sig btw, Tom.

Aye.

Jesus D'man! If the value of the phone is roughly £172, then add whatever your shipping and insurance costs you may have to that figure for it's overall 'value'. Then: i. multiply by 20% (ie x that figure by 0.2) to give you the Import VAT amount Then add those two figures together. In the case of mobiles, apparently theres no customs duty to pay currently, so happy days. However if it's mega smart and classed as a GPS or something (depending on it's functionality) then duty may be applicable. Give this a bash: http://www.dutycalculator.com/new-import-d...ax-calculation/

You'd need to pay VAT @ 20% and customs duty at whatever the appropriate rate is for a mobile phone mate. No idea what that might be but duty rates are often between 4-10%. You'll have to see where that leaves you compared to the UK price.

True, but that's a criminal offence at the end of the day. You work as a public servant yourself don't you? Have you ever wondered where your wages come from, including your £20 per hour time-and-a-half overtime? Be funny if the government adopted a similar attitude to paying you your salary I reckon.

Oh, mine got past them Yes, obviously many do, but when they get held back it can be a massive ball ache. Unless you're into dealing with public servants and phoning call centres in your spare time. If you're not in a hurry to get the thing though then I spose that's not an issue.

You really are a journalist's wet dream. What I want to know is how you get through everyday without buying magic beans? Do you wear a laminate with your name and address on it for when you leave the house?

To be fair, I felt 'daft' even finishing that article.

VAT will be charged on top of the purchase price if the goods are worth over £18. Customs duty will also be payable if the goods are worth over £135. That'll be collected by HMRC at Coventry international hub, so unless you (or your exporter) has accounted for those amounts in advanced, your package wont be getting beyond the midlands until you've coughed up the outstanding revenues. Import VAT is charged at the same rate as domestic VAT and the rate of customs duty depends on the commodity in question, so you'll have to do your own calculations and see whether that wipes out the £200 saving you reckon you're making. You can phone HMRC to help do this calculation for you, but it won't be binding if they fuck it up, which you should expect they will.

Deadman, it was a few minutes ago now admittedly, but do you remember making this post? ^^^^^

Or to put it another way: Our transfer policy is no different to Stoke's Fed up of this shit, theres a few actual quotes in there and you can make of them what you will. I'm not really arsed what the mechanics of a player transaction are, it's about whether we're strengthening or not. We'll find out in the next few days where we stand, until then fucking sling it.

He used a glue gun once for some simple DIY and he thought he saw the black dog.

If anyone offers you cake, tell them to fuck off!

Scott out of his head on street drugs. Broken Britain for you right there.

Gorman's making a later entry there. Good shout D'man.

Have you ever had the abomination that is "salt and sauce"? Was in Edinburgh and got some chips. When asked if I wanted salt and sauce, I wasn't really sure what the story was but said yes. The twat put brown sauce all over the chips. Savages. Eh? Sauce means vinegar in Edinburgh, doesn't it? There's an excellent chippy in the grassmarket I'll visit next weekend as it happens. Can't understand why people are recommending Pinnacles in Seahouses either. I went there with my 9 year old nepthew last week on my last day of freedom, and it was something like £14 for two fish and chips with drinks (eating in). Wasn't particularly good either. Jesus, sounds like the worst stag do ever. No offence.

manc mag, do you not realise how much of an arsehole you look by deliberately arguing against what has been proven to be correct ? I'll just take that as a 'no' then eh? Give your head a shake for your own sake, it's fucking beyond sad.

The roses smell sweet even all the way down here in Manchester mate, don't get me wrong. I just mean team spirit is tested in adversity so we await that and hope to have our expectations exceeded then. I'd like to think yesterday galvanized us as a 'new' team.

Their obsession basically means they live from one derby to the next. There's simply nowt else in the meantime.