tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5748156690521830936.post4190607057667864283..comments2024-03-28T13:18:10.107+00:00Comments on Aviation of Japan 日本の航空史: Time For A Rant Pt 2Straggler 脱走兵http://www.blogger.com/profile/10129611267271999294noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5748156690521830936.post-29100027297667560182013-08-08T20:05:18.972+01:002013-08-08T20:05:18.972+01:00I'm surprised that there is no organized effor...I'm surprised that there is no organized effort by the mail order shops to lift this silly ban.<br /><br />VedranAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5748156690521830936.post-20188291880476496392013-08-08T11:16:08.003+01:002013-08-08T11:16:08.003+01:00Hi Ronnie
Thanks! The postman used to collect any...Hi Ronnie<br /><br />Thanks! The postman used to collect any customs charge due at the door when he delivered the package - without a "handling fee". But this practice was stopped around 2005/6 and the notice cards were then delivered instead with the package retained at the post office for collection - or re-delivered if you paid the fees online. <br /><br />It's no consolation to learn that other countries face the same "red tape and rip off" regimes. I have raised this with my MP and MEPs as well as sending a FOI request to the Royal Mail to understand the legislation they are using to ban the posting of paints. I'm still waiting for that one! If we accept these changes meekly and without protest the wedge will just get wider all the time.<br /><br />Regards<br />NickStraggler 脱走兵https://www.blogger.com/profile/10129611267271999294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5748156690521830936.post-21777593117698220382013-08-08T02:44:44.113+01:002013-08-08T02:44:44.113+01:00Good posts Nick, I feel your frustration. Everythi...Good posts Nick, I feel your frustration. Everything and everyone seems to be out to empty your pockets these days. It really does make me angry.<br /><br />Awhile ago I ordered a DVD from the US. Cost $19 + another $10 or so for shipping. My package didn't arrive though, instead I got a card asking me to report to the nearest Royal Mail Delivery Office (I was home by the way, the postman never rang the bell just stuffed the card in the mailbox!). Of course with the post being "out" I had to wait until the next day before I could pick it up. Sure enough I was charged something like £9, most of it the filthy handling charge. So far for buying DVDs in the US (even if it wasn't available in the UK or Europe for that matter)! Bah.Ronnie Olsthoornhttp://www.facebook.com/AviationArt.Aeronoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5748156690521830936.post-15830669473862787962013-07-30T02:36:00.903+01:002013-07-30T02:36:00.903+01:00Canada Post has a similar policy. I haven't b...Canada Post has a similar policy. I haven't been victimized by it in some time but I'm sure it's still in place. Basically they have it set up so they can charge you a fee...to cover their admin cost of charging you a customs fee. However I will take that any day over UPS and FedEx, who charge enormous cross-border fees, often more than the value of the item in my experience. Don't even get me started on these "import charges" that are starting to appear on eBay auctions!!fugakuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03773832426533197409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5748156690521830936.post-81448369338862366582013-07-29T03:35:56.235+01:002013-07-29T03:35:56.235+01:00Folks in the UK have my deep sympathy. We have lo...Folks in the UK have my deep sympathy. We have lots of silliness here in the states, but at least we don't have VAT or a postal system that collects taxes--at least not yet.David M. Knightshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11188541894358115452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5748156690521830936.post-64458573639752396702013-07-26T08:39:19.228+01:002013-07-26T08:39:19.228+01:00You have my wholehearted sympathy and agreement on...You have my wholehearted sympathy and agreement on this issue. If just the VAT was payable then I don't think that any of us would have any objection. However, the inflated fee charged by Royal Mail makes me think twice before ordering goods over the value of £15 from the likes of the Far East and North America.<br /><br />A point I feel needs to be made, is that VAT is not chargeable on printed matter. However, I once made the mistake of ordering a combined shipment of books and kits from the Far East, and the sender did not make any distiction between the two on the Customs Declaration. Even though the kits themselves were valued at less than £15, the combined order was more than this so I was charged VAT and the Royal Mail's collection fee on the whole amount. Moral - always order your books separately, or make sure you instruct the seller carefully to fill in the Customs Declaration appropriately.<br /><br />As a final comment, I did once hear a story (possibly apocryphal) about a lawyer who received notification from the Royal Mail that there was a parcel awaiting collection at the local Delivery Office, on which VAT and the Royal Mail's collection fee were due. He presented himself at the collection desk and threatened to sue the Royal Mail for unlawful obstruction of the legitimate delivery of his mail. They released his parcel without further question! Maybe there are some legal eagles out there that would be able to comment on this!<br /><br />Nitwit<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5748156690521830936.post-83283973454791134112013-07-25T09:16:27.236+01:002013-07-25T09:16:27.236+01:00You ask why Nick?
Because these mindless minions ...You ask why Nick?<br /><br />Because these mindless minions who have been promoted to their own level of incompetence have to do something in their mundane existence, and to make it as difficult as possible for the paying public is all part of their game.<br /><br />And of course the politicians who approve these acts of idiocy are in ii for the photo or media opportunity - with their usual escape clause. "I was misquoted" or "not me your honor. I vas only followink orders...", they say.<br /><br />And we really shouldn't mention corruption. Shh!<br /><br />Bob Alford<br />Lampang Thailand<br /><br />Bob Alfordnoreply@blogger.com