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Old 04-05-2007
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Originally Posted by Doomanic View Post
How about this for a horror story.

A chap on one of the car forums I go on recently bought some new cams for less than 40% of the UK cost.

UK customs cut them in half to see if they had drugs in them!

When he tried to claim they offered him the $25 it said on the parcel.
He is about £250 out of pocket, all to avoid import duty and VAT.



It's not the bloody shops, I can assure you of that!


Thats why, you always tell the truth
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