Yes James, I got stung for 65 pounds, for a tatty old speedo binical from Ian, because his brother had said it was worth 300 dollars, for insurance purposes. I have managed to get a load of forms to fill in, to try and recover the money, but frankly have more pressing things to do. I think the damn customs will end up wrongly keeping my extorted money! Sorry Ian its not really tatty, just the system! Chris P -----Original Message----- From: james_hartshorn_uk [mailto:james.hartshorn@xxxx] Sent: 02 August 2002 10:50 To: doc-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [doc] Import duty Just received a couple of second hand Delorean items today from the States and I had to pay nearly 50 quid to H.M Customs to claim it!!! On the package there was a little green sticker with "Gift" marked on it, but sender also put a value next to it! Customs picked up on this and on calling they explained that if an item is over £100 there is an ever increasing value that's slapped on!!! Has any of you guys had this problem before, I guess you'd get away with not putting a value on the box or least only a small amount. Also has anyone had their Dash and Dash pod recovered? How hard is it to get the dash out? Finally while I'm here I may have a spare Delorean green Dash clock for sale. James (Vin 569) DOC UK Website: www.delorean.co.uk Unsubscribe: doc-uk-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ** Unless otherwise stated, all messages posted to the group are assumed public and may be printed in the club magazine ** Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/