Mark W

Anyone tried out the Parrot MKi9200 Bluetooth Carkit with the wired USB/iPOD cables that allow you to play through the OEM headunit? Need a phonekit for my car, and it looked quite tempting .... Dont think you get the controls though the head unit though.

Well its finally come to the crunch and guess what - A website you have built has now been circulated (admittedly not by yourself directly but you advised that it was available knowing that people would look for it) and although I havent visited it myself (and wont be doing so), it appears to have advertisements on it which I assume you are making money from (either pay per view or pay per click) If it were really just for the cause - You would not be placing advertisements on the site and attempting to make money out of forum members. Also - I agree with Dave and you should not quote from other sites/people without first obtaining their permission IMHO if that is indeed what you have done - Its common courtesy irrespective of copyright laws and being such a major professional website designer I am surprised that you have the opinion you do. I am glad you got your car problem resolved and wish you all the best in any future purchases but please do not drag other people into your battles without obtaining their permission, nor attempt to make money out of forum members......Ethics and decency.

Just to clarify a few things here - All of the large integrators (TNT, UPS, FedEx, DHL) perform pre-Customs clearance well in advance of the flight landing in the country. All the details are submitted by the carrier to HMrC and when the plane touches down (wheels down) that is when they receive the message back from Customs to state whether to hold or not for examination. It is not customs who look and see if something is supposed to be charged Duties/Taxes but the carrier in the main part. Customs will only scroll the manifest and look for any suspicious items or anything else they may be interested in. A carrier has a responsibility to ensure that all D&T's are collected and paid correctly - and will be fined if they regularly allow shipments through without payment. All D&T's are calculated based upon the value and description as provided on the commercial invoice. The description is as important as the value - as different duty rates are payable on different commodities - and due to the vast number of commodity codes - an item can be classed as different things by different operators. Eg - If you order a Wheel Bearing made from Steel from the US - dependent upon what description is supplied on the CI then that could alter the amount of Duty you pay. It could be listed as "Automotive Bearing" or "Automotive Wheel Bearing" or "Generic Car Part" or "Bearing made primarily of Steel" or "Steel Machine Part" etc etc Each of these could (although I havent checked in this example) attract different rates - so its dependent on what the employee who is doing the pre-clearance classifies it as. It could be "zero rated" (ie 0%) under one category but 20% using another. None of them would sting you for HMrC charges that they hadnt had to pay themsleves - They may however charge a "admin" or handling fee. This is to cover the cost of the operator doing the clearance work and submitting to customs. VAT is, in the main part, chargable on everything imported into the EU - and is charged on the "CI Value + Duty" at the rate currently in use Finally - Mis-declaring an items value is a criminal offence and therefore not advisable - It is exactly the same as walking through the Nothing to Declare channel when reterning from outside the EU - knowing you are over your limit.

Assume that's a reseller and does not own the hosting equipment ??? I use re-invent.com based in the us. Very competitive pricing and the support is great. They also offer all the new technologies

I'd just like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.... Thanks for all the support Ive received over the last year (and the ones before) and heres to a great 2009

ODBII port - in the drivers footwell underneath the boot release/fuel filler buttons 2) Sorry cant help on that but dont believe so...

That is correct but doesnt apply in this case as the value of the CONSIGNMENT is over £105 Its just that according to the tariff heading that these parts were entered, duty is payable at 0%

If the item is zero rated for Duty ;)

Whilst Rock Auto continue to ship with the "Shipper" paying for all D&T's - then as the consignee you have nothing to worry about - You pay what you pay direct to the seller - Whatever the D&T's are. Its when companies send items and list the consignee is responsible for D&T's that you need to worry. You would then get a call from the courier company on arrival into the country stating what D&T's were payable before they released the shipment.

£22.24 VAT Duty was accounted for....

Checked....Paid by FedEx and then billed to Rockauto.

Seller cannot pay the VAT and should not charge unless they have a fiscal presence in the UK/Europe - Shipping company can pay the VAT/Duty on customers behalf and bill them for it on their account though for example. In addition to VAT, Duty should also have been charged on the shipment Ken - If you give me the AWB # I can check out for you - PS - Before 6pm commitment is correct for your postcode.

Just out of intrest....how much do you think the pro-lex S/C conversion will cost you Well I got the price from Prolex 2 weeks ago, so knock £300 off and thats the price for the conversion!! Knock £300 off what and i price off prolex for what you lost me here mate :duh: Pm if you dont wish to show in public. Possibly referring to the change in VAT rate? So can work out from that.....

From ones I've seen, they take full picture of vehicle then use software to "find" the plate and translate. In which case driver could be captured on camera

Unusual naming convention if it's a 2.5 hybrid yet called a 250h Would expect to be 350h or similar Surprised a Market exists between is and gs....isn't the es a "poormans" Lexus ?

you forgot one Stav Never Raced :winky: And only used at weekends and good weather :) Full service history Recently fitted brake disks and pads at 40k (that's the cost, not cars mileage)

I know of a £500k car at Prodrive that will now be looking for a new owner then..... Big shame....as others have said.....Subaru was WRC

You think you got hassle....look at what I have to deal with....

You'll find you always get considerably more from your first "1/2" tank to your last "1/2" if you take notice of the gauge Also - 190 x 2 = 380 miles - You still think youve got enough fuel to do another 70-120 miles?

Tv plus on app store looks quite good- you can also use to set your sky+ box to remote record directly from it

Nice but you would have thought they would have used a car without dents in the door and front wing

So back :ontopic: what you gonna do/get?

Not really the point of sat nav though because if you know where you are going you wouldn't need of at all

Cheers for all the input and appears the canons have it. Chris - Looking for a pocket sized one rather than something you need to carry separately....

I second that... Very good read