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Worms
Member Since: 24 Sep 2023
Location: Highlands
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Moo wrote:Ffing Brexit - again!
Want a new bike for an event I'm doing. Nothing special but £4745 in Italy, £6325 in the UK!  £1600+ difference for what?
In a similar vein, (but slightly off topic) I'm wanting to get a set of Heko wind deflectors for the D3, but they seem to have stopped supplying to UK since Brexit. Does anyone know of a source? I would rather have deflectors that fit in the window slot rather than glue onto the outside. Emails to Heko have gone unanswered. Surely someone must be acting as an import agent for them? Previously:
2010 FL2 TD4e GS
‘93 Defender 110 200TDi CSW - still got this, non-runner on SORN.
‘87 Defender 90 4 cyl Petrol
‘83 110 CSW V8 - best ever!
Range Rover 2-door V8 (not sure of year - 4-speed box and vacuum diff switch)
Series III SWB Diesel
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 20th Jan 2024 10:05 am |
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Moo
D3 Decade
Member Since: 13 Aug 2010
Location: Wiltshire
Posts: 14239
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HWN wrote:What's the price in Germany, France, etc.? Ferry to France and cycle back wearing a stripy top, beret and a string of onions?
It's what I'm looking at but it just shows the farce of the whole thing. As for the price, it's pretty much the same across the EU.
Worms, hope you get your and defectors. It's surprising how many businesses don't want to supply the UK. 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
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| 20th Jan 2024 11:21 am |
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Danley
Member Since: 04 Dec 2022
Location: UK
Posts: 82
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Have you tried phoning a shop in Italy etc (assuming they are not direct from manufacturer)
I doubt postage, insurance, brake swap / check over (by a shop local to you) etc would be more than a few hundred quid. Not ideal... But a thought?
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| 20th Jan 2024 11:45 am |
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Moo
D3 Decade
Member Since: 13 Aug 2010
Location: Wiltshire
Posts: 14239
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I'm in touch with the shop. I have a few options:
Fly out with a bike box and bring it back.
Have it delivered to an address in Europe and pick it up.
Buy it in the UK for £1600 more.
Two options are hassle and will cost about £400 the third is just unpalatable.
The bike is a LOOK 765 Optimum with DI2 that I want for the Mallorca 312 at the end of April. It's a quick replacement for a stainless steel bike that I was having custom made until the frame builder pulled out!
I need to order it now because of lead times and also to have time to fit new bars, wheels and have time to get used to it etc. However, it just really bugs me the premium we are now paying for Brexit! 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
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| 20th Jan 2024 12:11 pm |
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mark the spark
Member Since: 22 Jun 2011
Location: southampton
Posts: 2505
 
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Moo wrote:Ffing Brexit - again!
Want a new bike for an event I'm doing. Nothing special but £4745 in Italy, £6325 in the UK! £1600+ difference for what?
well at least weve secured the border ...............nice and calm today so i guess it will be like a round of its a knock out in the channel.
having just stumped up my self assement tax payment its nice to know its going to such a good cause whilst leaving our veterans to freeze on the streets ..... this country needs a full on revolution MY05 SE D3 Manual my first LR what a car
MY10 HSE D4 auto
MY14 XXV more buttons than the spaceshuttle
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| 22nd Jan 2024 10:04 am |
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RRSTDV8
Member Since: 07 Apr 2014
Location: Here
Posts: 13400
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And yet, Hugh, the Chancellor is suggesting that there will be tax cuts before the next election in order, no doubt, to try to buy votes.
Annoyingly, there is money enough in the system.
For example, "asylum seekers" cost c.£4bn (a bit less at last reporting but no doubt higher now than then). Cor, a lot of money and plenty of people don't like that being spent. However, Government spent £7.1bn on "R&D economic affairs" in 22-23. In comparison, it spent only £2.25bn on defence R&D in the same period. Why do we need to spend £7bn on R&D for economic affairs?
Oh, and let's not forget £106bn on central government debt interest.
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/m...ables.xlsx
We're being played somewhere along the line. Visiting from rrsport.co.uk
2012 RRS SDV6
2008 RRS TDV8
"When you fire that first shot, no matter how right you feel, you have no idea who's going to die! You don't know who's children are going to scream and burn. How many hearts will be broken. How many lives shattered. How much blood will spill, until everybody does what they were always going to have to do from the very beginning: SIT DOWN AND TALK!"
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| 22nd Jan 2024 11:06 am |
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mark the spark
Member Since: 22 Jun 2011
Location: southampton
Posts: 2505
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https://www.insolvencydirect.bis.gov.uk/IE...ry-new.asp
this makes interesting reading the demographic of the worst offenders seems a little scewed but i guess im just being a cynical
now just how many farmers wages is that little lot ! MY05 SE D3 Manual my first LR what a car
MY10 HSE D4 auto
MY14 XXV more buttons than the spaceshuttle
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| 22nd Jan 2024 11:55 am |
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waterbuoy
Member Since: 26 Oct 2013
Location: Argyll
Posts: 2894
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Yup, I noticed that too. Thanks for the link Mark - very interesting reading.
This one raised my blood pressure a bit during my morning break:
Name: Jalal Hasan Ali
Name: FFC Fried Chicken Limited
Date of Birth: 5 / 10 / 1987
Date Order Starts: 1 / 12 / 2023
Disqualification Length: 11 Years 0 Month(s)
CRO Number: 12683524
Last Known Address: 136 Beech Lane, , , , LEEDS, LS9 6SG
Conduct: On 24 July 2020 Mr Jalal Hasan Ali (“Mr Ali“) caused FFC Fried Chicken Ltd (“the company”) to apply for a Bounce Back Loan (“BBL”) of £50,000 when he knew, or ought to have known that the company was not eligible for the loan scheme. In that: Under the BBL scheme, businesses were able to apply for a BBL if they were carrying on business on 1 March 2020, engaged in trading activity in the UK at the date of the BBL application and had been adversely impacted by Coronavirus. On 24 July 2020 Mr Ali applied for a BBL of £50,000 on behalf of the company stating on the application form that the 2019 turnover was £285,870. Mr Ali declared on the application that: “I/We confirm that my/our business was carrying on its business on 1st March 2020, that I was/we were engaged in trading or commercial activity in the United Kingdom as at the date of this application…” The company received the BBL funds of £50,000 on 28 July 2020. The company operated one known bank account which was opened on 28 July 2020 with no transactions prior to receipt of the BBL monies. Companies House records show that the company was incorporated on 19 June 2020 and as such was not eligible to apply for a BBL of any amount. Total liabilities at liquidation amount to £51,000 of which £50,000 relates to the amount owed in respect of the BBL. Currently 2009 Disco 3 SE, 2013 MY D4 HSE and 2016 D4 SE
Previously:
TD5 Defender 110 CSW (230k miles)
300TDi Disco 1 (289k)
4 RR Classics (300-350k each, 2 manual, 2 auto)
110 V8 CSW (220k)
S3 109 hi cap pickup (ex RN)
S2A 88 Safari SW with lpg conversion (bloody lethal)
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| 22nd Jan 2024 12:38 pm |
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RogB
Member Since: 15 Jun 2018
Location: Mansfield
Posts: 1704
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I know people who are self employed, took every grant, loan and benefit they could during Covid but still continued to work cash in hand jobs or switched trades to drive delivery vans for a couple of months.
Toward the end of Covid a couple of them paid cash for a nearly new VW Transporter, a nearly new BMW soft top for their wife, a newly Ford Puma and nearly all of them jumped straight onto flights abroad which they paid for in cash. Worse still they then boasted about their new toys and their suntans.
Meanwhile I was still working a home key worker (Railway telecoms) the whole time, entitled to nothing, not given a pay rise for 2 years as not enough paying passengers and not given a bonus as again no passengers.
So in answer to previous statements on this thread, yes its time for a massive massive shake up in this country as we are now worse off than some ''3rd world'' countries IMO. 2011 D4 XS 305 MY12 - gone but not forgotten
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| 22nd Jan 2024 12:38 pm |
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Paul J.
Member Since: 09 Dec 2005
Location: Leafy Cheshire
Posts: 7489
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Who thought buying a bike would open up such a can of worms?    An ex-Disco3 / FFRR owner ......
..... now on the JLR electric highway.
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| 22nd Jan 2024 1:46 pm |
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RRSTDV8
Member Since: 07 Apr 2014
Location: Here
Posts: 13400
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HWN wrote:Many of those seem to be fraud regarding the 'Bounce Back Loan' scheme.
And some are just simple "not paying the tax man", e.g.
Quote:Name: LEE JAMES BREWSTER
Name: REAM CONTRACTS LIMITED
Date of Birth: 16 / 1 / 1982
Date Order Starts: 21 / 12 / 2023
Disqualification Length: 3 Years 6 Month(s)
CRO Number: 06246918
Last Known Address: 78 Hazen Road, Kings Hill, , , WEST MALLING, ME19 4DF
Conduct: Mr Lee Brewster (Mr Brewster”) caused Ream Contracts Limited (‘Ream’) to trade to the detriment of HM Revenue & Customs (‘HMRC’) in respect of VAT, PAYE/NIC and Corporation Tax from 1 June 2019 at latest resulting in £421,076 [rest cut as it's quite long]
£421k owed gets 3.5 year ban from being a director, others with much smaller amounts owed have longer bans. Strange. I guess lying is worse than just simply not paying up. Visiting from rrsport.co.uk
2012 RRS SDV6
2008 RRS TDV8
"When you fire that first shot, no matter how right you feel, you have no idea who's going to die! You don't know who's children are going to scream and burn. How many hearts will be broken. How many lives shattered. How much blood will spill, until everybody does what they were always going to have to do from the very beginning: SIT DOWN AND TALK!"
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| 22nd Jan 2024 3:02 pm |
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mark the spark
Member Since: 22 Jun 2011
Location: southampton
Posts: 2505
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I have no issue with taking the loan as long as its paid back .my company did and will be paying it back with interest till 2026, its the blatant thievery and then liquidatiing the business that is so wrong. thats an imprisonable offence imo. not many mr smith and mrs jones on that list tho are there ,as far as im concerned it showns the general intent and attitude typical of those nationalities .
This is the reason our once great nation has been dilluted and our social standards erroded to the current low level.
Of course as soon as you point the finger your labelled a racist but thats just how where all being silenced
you can certainly see how the far right gets out of its box when even middle england feels so aggrieved.
first party to promise to start clearing the inner city ghettos and puts an armed navy in the channel will get my vote .enough is enough MY05 SE D3 Manual my first LR what a car
MY10 HSE D4 auto
MY14 XXV more buttons than the spaceshuttle
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| 22nd Jan 2024 3:12 pm |
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