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8th Oct 2006, 9:31 pm | #61 |
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Re: Auroras back in stock
Simple - Parcelforce are the approved collecters for HMG - i fthere is ant possibility of a duty charge the packet is sent to parcelfarce to deal with.
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Hello Sean,
Thanks for that. It`s always the case when someone has the monopoly It`s a bit like a car MOT a licence to print money. Regards, Garfy. |
10th Oct 2006, 7:40 am | #63 |
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Parcelfarce seems to have charged us £13.50 virtually every time but curiously the VAT has been much lower than the expected 17.5%.
My first Aurora came by Royal Mail where the VAT was about right and the processing fee only £3.50. The only remedy I can see is to have one shipped to you (or a friend) who's travelling from the US to the EU. Strictly speaking you are still liable to VAT on personal imports above a certain value (£135?) but by then the unit is secondhand and worth less than that |
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I have deleted a number of posts from this thread, including some of my own, as they may contain inaccurate information concerning TARIC Codes and VAT rates.
I spoke to HMRC today (they wanted all my details) and they advised me that "Collectors items" imported from the USA and carrying TARIC Code 9705 00 00 90 attracted zero import duty and the reduced rate of VAT at 5%. What constitutes a "collectors item" is hard to define, but I was told that it did cover valve radios. Any further enquiries to HMRC on 0845 010 9000 please.
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10th Oct 2006, 12:25 pm | #66 |
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That accounts for the apparently low VAT on many of the Aurorae. 5% of £160 is £8 which is about what a lot of us have been charged before adding the £13.50 fee. That's one little mystery solved. I suggest that Darryl sticks to the 9705 00 00 90 code since it seems appropriate and gives a lower VAT rate.
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10th Oct 2006, 1:21 pm | #67 |
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Hmmmm, thats worrying. I bought mine on the same day but have nothing so far. I did get an email from USPS Shipping with a tracking number, but even that doesn't work. Suppose just have to wait a bit longer, it could be the Welsh bit of the Post Office using plodding sheep to transport parcels instead of vans.....
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11th Oct 2006, 10:41 am | #69 |
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Can I just ask how was it delivered to you, did the postman bring it to your door and ask you to cough up or did he put a card through the letterbox instructing you to pay and collect at the post office?
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11th Oct 2006, 10:59 am | #70 |
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The Postman no longer asks you for money at the door. Not in London, maybe in remote country areas. For the one delivered by Royal Mail I got a card from the postman. then it's call at the sorting office, cash only. For Parcelfarce I got a card posted to me with the option of collecting, phoning with credit card info or sending a cheque.
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11th Oct 2006, 1:36 pm | #71 |
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i think i payed over phone with credit card .. u know ...sorry i mean YOU know ..all automated rubbish
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Jeffrey even here in the wilds of suffolk you still have to go 4 miles to the sorting office
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Hello,
I am in Cornwall and every time i have a import charge i get a letter first,and when i phone up to pay i just listen to a womans vioce on a mackine as evrything is automated. You use the phone buttons to first to put in the item number and then the credit card number,expiry date and three digit security number to pay. So you cannot even have a moan at someone now at the other end. If i find myself getting annoyed at this i just think of the ex wife and then i realise that it can`t be all that bad. Regards, Garfy. |
17th Oct 2006, 10:03 am | #74 |
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Just received mine via a happy holiday maker in the US - ergo no duty!!
Could someone please advise: 1. The Aurora's power consumption? 2. Is the 9v socket pin negative or pin positive? Many thanks, Trevor. |
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17th Oct 2006, 1:48 pm | #77 |
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im thinking about getting another but not decided yet .
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17th Oct 2006, 1:58 pm | #78 |
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17th Oct 2006, 5:59 pm | #79 |
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not that well off for such extravagancies, though i can see a second one comming in usefull in the not too distant future , its a pain moving it from set to set , and cos its so small and light i can see it getting damaged . already stepped on it twice also i can have a different test card on the other
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17th Oct 2006, 6:49 pm | #80 |
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Not wishing to depress Aurora sales, but you could always runner several sets from one Aurora, using
splitter(s), unless, of course, you want more than one programme at the same time. |