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Thrust · 2nd July 2008, 08:55 AM

I sent a set of used wheels + tyres/tires from Japan to the UK on 14th May.

After a good six weeks, yesterday, three (3) of them were delivered.

OK, fine, have patience, but it's a bit nerve-wracking.

The tracker shows they were in the customs clearance place in Coventry at 5:02 pm on the 30th June. Does this mean that someone downed tools at precisely 5 pm, leaving the last wheel/tyre in mid-movement???

Grrrrrr......

Fingers crossed this ends just as a mini rant pretty damn quickly................

COMMON SENSE..................... WHERE ARE YOU??????????

mifn21 · 2nd July 2008, 09:10 AM

I thought this was going to be a rant about the twats you see driving around in those poxy Foxtons cars

Thrust · 2nd July 2008, 12:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mifn21

I thought this was going to be a rant about the twats you see driving around in those poxy Foxtons cars

LOL! Yes, let's go with that!

Eikichi · 2nd July 2008, 01:17 PM

Maybe the last one is still in Japan waiting for the next boat...

freakazoid3 · 2nd July 2008, 06:36 PM

Yes maybe the boat was full

and the extra weight off that 4th rim would make it sink.

It will probably get where it needs to be in the end but who knows when and how it will look when it does... I hate the postal services off today, they don't seem to care about sending things properly anymore

Thrust · 3rd July 2008, 12:21 AM

Well, customs has just been in contact, and they want duty paid on the fourth wheel...

...quite clever I suppose as they know the customer should be desperate to get that last wheel!

(They are 7-8 yr old old rims, with half worn tyres on them, grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr....)

Eikichi · 3rd July 2008, 08:25 AM

And the first 3 wheels are duty free? You got a good deal from customs

lol

Thrust · 3rd July 2008, 08:38 AM

These wheels are from me to me, for my own personal use. Grrrrrrrrr...

I bought them new years ago. I pay 60 quid each extra to ship them, and now HM Customs Service (Service, ha!) wants to charge me again??? WTF?

I can see what's coming now. I figured they were worth 50 GBP each, so I insured them for 20,000 JPY, or 100 quid, just in case they got lost. The Post Office wrote 20,000 JPY each on the shipping papers.

Two days later, the Japanese PO told me the courier had made a mistake and the wheels could not be insured. Thay paid back my payment.

The wheels went to the UK completely uninsured.

But I can see customs now wanting to charge me based on the completely fictitious figure of 100 quid for a used wheel and tyre/tire... :headbang:

Eikichi · 3rd July 2008, 08:52 AM

I think you may have to pay as you are still a resident in Japan and not moving permanently to the UK. I think in the case of a move/removal from Japan to the UK you wouldn't pay anything.
I kind of know someone who works for JTB Cargo in Tokyo, I could ask this if you want a confirmation.

Thrust · 3rd July 2008, 09:19 AM

No, it's fine. Please don't involve anyone else. Customs probably make it up as they go along, and they get it right maybe 30% of the time. (?)

Everything will be OK. I was just blowing off steam!

Taking a deep breath now.... HOLD...

Eikichi · 3rd July 2008, 09:24 AM

Nae bother mate, you'll be more lucky next time.

I heard that French customs are even worse lol

Got a large cardboard box full of stress balls in the office if you interested

Thrust · 3rd July 2008, 09:44 AM

Maybe we should start a thread on what kind of stress balls people have in their office...

"What is your latest squeeze?"

Thrust · 4th July 2008, 02:06 PM

End of rant, sort of.

Having kept back one of the four wheels since Monday, they now want 25 quid for it. WTF? And we can have it early next week some time...

's a funny old world, but thanks guys for small mercies!

2nd July 2008, 08:55 AM	#1 (permalink)
Thrust GTROC Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Japan Posts: 3,134	Mini rant I sent a set of used wheels + tyres/tires from Japan to the UK on 14th May. After a good six weeks, yesterday, three (3) of them were delivered. OK, fine, have patience, but it's a bit nerve-wracking. The tracker shows they were in the customs clearance place in Coventry at 5:02 pm on the 30th June. Does this mean that someone downed tools at precisely 5 pm, leaving the last wheel/tyre in mid-movement??? Grrrrrr...... Fingers crossed this ends just as a mini rant pretty damn quickly................ COMMON SENSE..................... WHERE ARE YOU?????????? __________________ All play and no work makes Jack a right berk. Spider Godwin Action Group for the Ban against Skirts to be Lifted

3rd July 2008, 12:21 AM	#6 (permalink)
Thrust GTROC Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Japan Posts: 3,134	Well, customs has just been in contact, and they want duty paid on the fourth wheel... ...quite clever I suppose as they know the customer should be desperate to get that last wheel! (They are 7-8 yr old old rims, with half worn tyres on them, grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr....) __________________ All play and no work makes Jack a right berk. Spider Godwin Action Group for the Ban against Skirts to be Lifted

3rd July 2008, 09:19 AM	#10 (permalink)
Thrust GTROC Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Japan Posts: 3,134	No, it's fine. Please don't involve anyone else. Customs probably make it up as they go along, and they get it right maybe 30% of the time. (?) Everything will be OK. I was just blowing off steam! Taking a deep breath now.... HOLD... __________________ All play and no work makes Jack a right berk. Spider Godwin Action Group for the Ban against Skirts to be Lifted

3rd July 2008, 09:44 AM	#12 (permalink)
Thrust GTROC Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Japan Posts: 3,134	Maybe we should start a thread on what kind of stress balls people have in their office... "What is your latest squeeze?" __________________ All play and no work makes Jack a right berk. Spider Godwin Action Group for the Ban against Skirts to be Lifted

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2nd July 2008, 09:10 AM	#2 (permalink)
mifn21 GTROC Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: London Posts: 2,067	I thought this was going to be a rant about the twats you see driving around in those poxy Foxtons cars

2nd July 2008, 01:17 PM	#4 (permalink)
Eikichi GTR Register Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: UK & France Posts: 2,273	Maybe the last one is still in Japan waiting for the next boat...

2nd July 2008, 06:36 PM	#5 (permalink)
freakazoid3 GTR Register Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Sunny Belgium...right :) Posts: 750	Yes maybe the boat was full and the extra weight off that 4th rim would make it sink. It will probably get where it needs to be in the end but who knows when and how it will look when it does... I hate the postal services off today, they don't seem to care about sending things properly anymore

3rd July 2008, 08:25 AM	#7 (permalink)
Eikichi GTR Register Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: UK & France Posts: 2,273	And the first 3 wheels are duty free? You got a good deal from customs lol

3rd July 2008, 08:38 AM	#8 (permalink)
Thrust GTROC Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Japan Posts: 3,134	These wheels are from me to me, for my own personal use. Grrrrrrrrr... I bought them new years ago. I pay 60 quid each extra to ship them, and now HM Customs Service (Service, ha!) wants to charge me again??? WTF? I can see what's coming now. I figured they were worth 50 GBP each, so I insured them for 20,000 JPY, or 100 quid, just in case they got lost. The Post Office wrote 20,000 JPY each on the shipping papers. Two days later, the Japanese PO told me the courier had made a mistake and the wheels could not be insured. Thay paid back my payment. The wheels went to the UK completely uninsured. But I can see customs now wanting to charge me based on the completely fictitious figure of 100 quid for a used wheel and tyre/tire... :headbang:

3rd July 2008, 08:52 AM	#9 (permalink)
Eikichi GTR Register Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: UK & France Posts: 2,273	I think you may have to pay as you are still a resident in Japan and not moving permanently to the UK. I think in the case of a move/removal from Japan to the UK you wouldn't pay anything. I kind of know someone who works for JTB Cargo in Tokyo, I could ask this if you want a confirmation.

3rd July 2008, 09:24 AM	#11 (permalink)
Eikichi GTR Register Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: UK & France Posts: 2,273	Nae bother mate, you'll be more lucky next time. I heard that French customs are even worse lol Got a large cardboard box full of stress balls in the office if you interested

4th July 2008, 02:06 PM	#13 (permalink)
Thrust GTROC Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Japan Posts: 3,134	End of rant, sort of. Having kept back one of the four wheels since Monday, they now want 25 quid for it. WTF? And we can have it early next week some time... 's a funny old world, but thanks guys for small mercies!