[Si Coe]

Too true that its not just RC's.

Once (when we had a car industry) it was possible to buy a Rover in Holland and import it back to the UK for less than it cost to buy the same car in Birmingham just yards from the factory - except of course that Rover would never supply the Dutch dealers with RHD cars......

I have to admit I still can't fathom how other countries manage to run their state with lower taxes, lower prices and no obvious drop in the level of service. OK, some places don't quite have a National Health Service, but the cost of health insurance is less than the reduction in taxes over the UK, so they are still quids in.