Great session today! Mark, please don't be too frustrated with the lack of practical in balance with the questions. They were excellent Qs and fascinating informative replies. The same information ma...

Just caught up with today's live stream after having to leave early. Another great session. Enjoying watching the progress even though I'm no where near building a guitar yet. 🙂🎸...

But I'm going for my covid vaccine tomorrow, that'll be like having a day out. Hope that goes well @robin. Spoke to my old mum earlier this eve - she had hers a couple of weeks ago, and had no react...

That was an epic session today - thanks Mark for all the time put into that, and thanks to Carol too! It was so long, that I had to eat my lunch whilst watching. Don’t think anyone noticed though. ...

We are allowed out for essential food shopping only and there isn't much else open anyway. And we can't even stop off for a click and collect at Toolstation on the way home from a hospital appointmen...

@rocknroller912 That sounds roughly what we have here. There are more places open then what would be considered essential but as our numbers are low I guess more and more places are slowly re-opening....

@mattbeels We are allowed out for essential food shopping only and there isn't much else open anyway. Even take away food shops are delivery only unless they have an outdoor serving hatch. Also for ex...

@rocknroller912 we are still not allowed to go anywhere. Say what?!? Total lockdown as in stay in the house or at least on your property? How do you get sundries and such?

@mattbeels It was a good session today longest one ever I think nearly two hours. Your trip sounds good we are still not allowed to go anywhere.

I trust that you guys had a good time at the stream today? We had a family trip to the forest and so I wasn’t able to attend, I’ll catch up tonight or tomorrow!

Phew almost didn't make it - but here we are! Get in early so you don't miss the new INTRO!!!!

I think it's nuts too, I'm just relaying what the new rules are.I don't know how they're policing it, if at all.

But for consignments less than that, the seller is supposed to collect the VAT, and then pay it to HMRC, for which they have to be registered for UK VAT and keep relevant paperwork How the hell does ...

@Rocknroller912I'm aware of how things used to work, but the law changed at the beginning of this year (see the link in my original post).Now for smaller consignments the seller (or the online marketp...

@tv101 Has anyone ever managed to order something for less than £135 from Stewmac?? Bah-hahahahaha!

@jonhodgson When I've bought goods from USA and other non EU countries in the past it's the shipping agent which collects the VAT and Import duty on behalf of Customs & Excise + their admin fee, b...

Not only that but you also pay VAT on the duty! Tax on a tax on an imaginary cost!

Wow, that is crazy. I think it's already ridiculous that you have to pay VAT on the shipping charge, but inventing a stupidly high charge so they can get VAT off it is criminal (morally speaking).

Beware of Stewmacs 'free delivery'! HMRC will assess a value for the carriage of about £150 and charge you VAT, duty and admin costs on this. No getting around it, no discussion, no appeal. Pay it or ...

Interesting, according to gov.uk the VAT threshold is only £15 (duty is £135). I guess there's a degree of luck involved as to whether the customs officer dealing with your package can be bothered to ...