Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 72981
Just whatever you do……….
……… don’t blame her!!
22nd Oct 2023 1:37 pm
discott
Member Since: 24 Sep 2010
Location: Harrow
Posts: 133
Spiralling insurance costs
Not Disco-related, but a quote I received today from British Gas for house and contents insurance made me think. Last year, £190, renewal £418. Even for BG that's a high price for customer apathy. Thank goodness it is not on auto-renew!
24th Oct 2023 5:52 pm
Moo D3 Decade
Member Since: 13 Aug 2010
Location: Wiltshire
Posts: 14245
Import duty!
Bought a merino base layer from Italy. Arrives, lovely quality, just what I wanted but too small. Return it only to be charged import duty for sending it back to Italy!
Effing Boris et al. New Defender L663 110 SE (known as Noddy!)
Sold Volvo XC90 R-Design (known as Basil)
Sold - D4 HSE (Known as Gerty)
No longer the Old Buses original owner
231,000 miles and counting
05 S manual owned from March 2005
D4 Face lifted
Still original injectors and turbo
V8 Front brakes
BAS Remap, Allisport Intercooler and deCat
EGRs blanked
T-Max split charge
Hanibal Expeedition rack
Prospeed ladder
Duratrac tyres
IID BT
BAS FBH control
24th Oct 2023 6:22 pm
WOODY179
Member Since: 01 Jun 2005
Location: Chesterfield
Posts: 3646
Moo look at this extract from HMRC.
When HMRC can repay or remit duties
For each full import declaration, your claim must be more than 10 euros (£8.86) in value for goods imported on or before 31 December 2020 and more than £9 in value for goods imported after 31 December 2020. We can repay or remit customs duties when:
you paid duties that were not due, for example, an over payment
you reject the imported goods because they’re damaged or defective, or do not meet the conditions of their contract
the debt results from:
an error made by customs authorities that you could not have identified
circumstances that put you in an exceptional situation compared to other businesses, is outside of normal commercial risk and not the result of any negligence or deception on your part
you pay the duties but you ask us to invalidate the customs declaration, for example on mail order goods
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/refunds-and-waivers-on-customs-debt1996 Discovery 1 300TDI ES Biarritz Blue, sold
1999 Discovery 2 TD5 ES Rioja Red, sold
2002 Discovery 2 TD5 ES Buckingham Blue, sold
2005 Discovery 3 TDV6 HSE Adriatic Blue, sold
2006 Discovery 3 TDV6 HSE Zambezi Silver, sold
2011 Discovery 4 SDV6 HSE Nara Bronze, sold
2016 Volvo XC60 D5 AWD Lux Nav Twilight Bronze, sold
2020 Range Rover Evoque P250 First Edition, Nolita grey, sold
2023 Range Rover Evoque P300e Autobiography, Carpathian grey
24th Oct 2023 6:34 pm
Moo D3 Decade
Member Since: 13 Aug 2010
Location: Wiltshire
Posts: 14245
Thanks, but I'm having to reimport to Italy.New Defender L663 110 SE (known as Noddy!)
Sold Volvo XC90 R-Design (known as Basil)
Sold - D4 HSE (Known as Gerty)
No longer the Old Buses original owner
231,000 miles and counting
05 S manual owned from March 2005
D4 Face lifted
Still original injectors and turbo
V8 Front brakes
BAS Remap, Allisport Intercooler and deCat
EGRs blanked
T-Max split charge
Hanibal Expeedition rack
Prospeed ladder
Duratrac tyres
IID BT
BAS FBH control
24th Oct 2023 7:06 pm
WOODY179
Member Since: 01 Jun 2005
Location: Chesterfield
Posts: 3646
oh
in that case, according to the web page linked below, it would appear to be based on how much the goods originally cost.
https://dutyrefunds.co.uk/blog/how-to-return-products-to-italy/1996 Discovery 1 300TDI ES Biarritz Blue, sold
1999 Discovery 2 TD5 ES Rioja Red, sold
2002 Discovery 2 TD5 ES Buckingham Blue, sold
2005 Discovery 3 TDV6 HSE Adriatic Blue, sold
2006 Discovery 3 TDV6 HSE Zambezi Silver, sold
2011 Discovery 4 SDV6 HSE Nara Bronze, sold
2016 Volvo XC60 D5 AWD Lux Nav Twilight Bronze, sold
2020 Range Rover Evoque P250 First Edition, Nolita grey, sold
2023 Range Rover Evoque P300e Autobiography, Carpathian grey
24th Oct 2023 8:26 pm
Moo D3 Decade
Member Since: 13 Aug 2010
Location: Wiltshire
Posts: 14245
Thanks for that. Interesting, but it used to be so much easier. New Defender L663 110 SE (known as Noddy!)
Sold Volvo XC90 R-Design (known as Basil)
Sold - D4 HSE (Known as Gerty)
No longer the Old Buses original owner
231,000 miles and counting
05 S manual owned from March 2005
D4 Face lifted
Still original injectors and turbo
V8 Front brakes
BAS Remap, Allisport Intercooler and deCat
EGRs blanked
T-Max split charge
Hanibal Expeedition rack
Prospeed ladder
Duratrac tyres
IID BT
BAS FBH control
I know of a couple of Leavers who are appalled that access to their home in France is being disrupted since Brexit. He improved things by somehow acquiring an Irish passport but she, having nipped back to England for a week, was refused entry to France until hubby came to the airport with his "European" passport to accompany her.
If Labour committed to rejoining the EU, they'd get my vote regardless of any other pre-election promises they make, and that's saying something..
Dean
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2011 D4 XS - OBD port protection, RLD spare wheel protector, All LED interiors lights, Timed Climate enabled, iiD tool paired.
2011 D4 Landmark - Stolen from same dealer before I paid for it
2011 D4 GS - Stolen whilst at dealer ... All LED interiors lights, DRLs, Spare Wheel protector.
1996 300Tdi - Eaten by tin worms
24th Oct 2023 10:52 pm
pjm-84
Member Since: 04 Oct 2016
Location: Hampshire
Posts: 2558
Yes....I'm considering the Irish passport option.
24th Oct 2023 11:36 pm
LT
Member Since: 31 Dec 2005
Location: South West
Posts: 23654
Moo wrote:
Thanks for that. Interesting, but it used to be so much easier.
But think of the Bankers Moo! That’s a small price to pay to help them out.
2006 D3 HSE (Original & still the best)-GONE
2010 D4 HSE (A bit bling)-GONE
2014 D4 HSE (Almost too bling)-GONE
2015 D4 HSE (A heated what?)-GONE
2016 D4 Landmark (Written Off)-GONE
2016 D4 Landmark (Surely the last!) PD1881 rims-GONE
2017 FFRR SDV8 Autobiography (now semi-retired)
25th Oct 2023 12:28 am
pjm-84
Member Since: 04 Oct 2016
Location: Hampshire
Posts: 2558
Accumulation Funds ....... 7yrs and minor up and down growth across the board (bar one at 39%). Had enough and blanket sold the lot last night.
25th Oct 2023 10:08 am
Brian Considine
Member Since: 05 Dec 2022
Location: Nr Margate
Posts: 281
Air BnB
Never used them before and tried to last night.
Found a promising place, booked up, went to pay by CC & then had to verify myself. Fair enough, but they want a scan of my Passport, Driving Licence or "Government ID".
Being the victimn of identity theft some years ago I am more than reluctant to let anyone have the sort of data that's on those documents. My name & address are on public record so all a scammer needs is a little more data.
Air BnB appears to be a US owned company, with offices round the world - they could have ntheir databases anywhere.
ATM I'm "conversing" with Air BnB via messaging but like many companies thesedays you simply cannot find an email address.
I appreciate that ID is important to hosts but there are limits.
25th Oct 2023 1:25 pm
Nasher
Member Since: 07 Mar 2009
Location: Clanfield, North of Pompey - UK
Posts: 2775
I've used Air BnB a few times and never supplied any of that.Heaven doesn't want me, and hell is afraid I'll take over.
25th Oct 2023 3:28 pm
Moo D3 Decade
Member Since: 13 Aug 2010
Location: Wiltshire
Posts: 14245
I know what you mean, but I suppose it's no different going to a hotel and them photocopying your passport.New Defender L663 110 SE (known as Noddy!)
Sold Volvo XC90 R-Design (known as Basil)
Sold - D4 HSE (Known as Gerty)
No longer the Old Buses original owner
231,000 miles and counting
05 S manual owned from March 2005
D4 Face lifted
Still original injectors and turbo
V8 Front brakes
BAS Remap, Allisport Intercooler and deCat
EGRs blanked
T-Max split charge
Hanibal Expeedition rack
Prospeed ladder
Duratrac tyres
IID BT
BAS FBH control
25th Oct 2023 3:30 pm
al cope
Member Since: 08 Nov 2005
Location: Oldbury, WM
Posts: 10340
Bah humbug, 1st Nov and tv is full of Christmas ads. Looks like I am only going to be watching BBC until 1st Dec.
AlVolvo XC90 B5 Plus Dark
Gone - MY18 D5 HSE - Corris on 22's with Black Pack
Now gone - MY16 D4 SE Tech, Loire Blue, Almond Leather, Privacy, plus some other goodies.
Old - MY12 D4 SDV6 XS Auto - Ipanema Sand with Almond Leather - Plus other niceties, and D4.com sticker
Older - D3 TDV6 XS Auto - Lugano Teal with Almond Leather, 20" Stormers, Shiny Tailpipes, DVD/TV - and obligatory D3 sticker
Ancient - D3 TDV6 S - Tonga with Ebony, 20" Stormers, satnav & DVD
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