SA_SA_SA wrote:The uk gov can introduce its own cap.
How will they enforce a cap that applies to an EU country?
SA_SA_SA wrote:The uk gov can introduce its own cap.
thelawnet wrote:RickH wrote:Reading around a bit, one problem seems to be for small scale suppliers who use one of the services, such as Shopify, that give you a ready made online store & payment. It seems that they don't do the 3rd country tax stuff unless you are on a package that costs a 4 figure sum. That may be where the costing a lot references have come from, at least in part.
The choices if you use one of those services for your goods are pay a lot, the hassle of moving your store or just don't send your goods to where you need to sort the VAT!
Or just set a minimum order value.
Cunobelin wrote:If the true aim is to remove Rhodes, you cannot let his celebration continue in any form.
Audax67 wrote:As a chum observed, let's all head for Egypt and tear down the pyramids, which were built with slave labour.
The utility cyclist wrote:Why are the government not showing the C.19 deaths that are the underlying cause of death, they are deliberately misleading us!
There are 2300 more deaths in the YTD compared to the 5 yearly average, 166,444 compared to 164,173, a 1.4% increase, taking into account population increases since 2015 there is no statistical increase in deaths thus far, in fact there is a DECREASE in deaths as a % of the population of England and Wales!
Mike Sales wrote:broadway wrote:I would think it is because the track does not cross the road at a right angle, hence increasing the risk of a wheel trap.
It does cross at a right angle!
The nearby, genuinely dangerous one, I refer to is about 45 degrees.
I speak from experience of riding over both many times.
Wanlock Dod wrote:The big difference between these types of incidents is that a crash in The Netherlands is likely to be with another low speed, low mass vehicle, and result in a landing on the grass at the side of the path, it will hurt but you probably won't be in mortal peril. On the other hand, in Little Britain the crash will most likely be with a much heavier, and faster moving vehicle, and could well result in broken bones and a hospitalisation, with a much greater potential for mortal peril.
rmurphy195 wrote:broadway wrote:
The car is facing the centre reservation, it may be the car was overtaking on the nearside and tried to nip in front of the truck
Even if it was the case the truck driver should have known a collision had occurred
rmurphy195 wrote:Debs wrote:It doesn't look intentional, just a freak accident. Lucky no one hurt.
The car was so close and low down to front of very tall truck it was not in view of the truck driver.
Would be interesting to know how the car got to be in that side-ways predicament - i think that's where the true cause and blame should be (?)
This sort of thing is frighteningly common on motorways - it's called "wrap-around" and usually happens when a truck changes lanes without the driver seeing a car alongside - the truck's front bumper catches the car which is pushed sideways and round and "wraps arond" the front bumper of the truck, usually ending up on the opposite side of the truck to its original position, facing the wrong way. (You''ll see the technique used a lot in banger racing).
More frequently I believe when left-hand drive trucks pull out into the middle lane to overtake, hitting a car in the middle lane. The truck driver doesn't see the car 'cos its on the "wrong" side of the cab.
But the truck driver usually notices the impact, unlike the dozy person in this case (or the "driver" in the Birmingham Doctor case).
Tangled Metal wrote:There's a lot we haven't lost in the automotive market. We supply heavily into European tier 1 and 2 companies. We're a small player, there's a lot bigger employers doing the same. Just because a car is put together in another country doesn't mean it's not significantly made elsewhere.
Having said that times are hard right now. It's getting annoying having to ramp up production to feed a Brexit deadline stockpiling only for another deferment and drop off in orders to reduce stock. Simply put, these are large, multinational companies who think nothing of buying from one country, importing into another to then ship elsewhere. They will always get around trading conditions if they know what they are. The issue is unpredictable situations they can't plan around.
mercalia wrote:I wonder if privately any of the leaders of EU countries have asked themselves whether they and their population would accept a backstop as being demanded by the EU as a preamble to any trade talks?
mercalia wrote:I read some in the EU are worried that the UK may become Singapore-on-Thames. Well they should concentrate on dealing with Ireland which already is become that, a tax haven? Seems the Irish are upset they are misunderstood
The country has faced increasing criticism of its corporate tax policies, with the American economist Gabriel Zucman leading the charge.
He has accused Ireland of being "the world's number one tax haven".
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe ... ting-story
It shouldnt surprise us that they have a bigoted attitude to the backstop
Carlton green wrote:I’ve read much but not all of this thread and wondered whether the purpose of a bell rather than its application has been discussed. To me it’s an audible device that is used to draw attention to one’s presence. The thread seems to have concentrated on the interaction between cyclist and pedestrian but there are also other ‘shared space’ users to consider to and they vary according to space type and location. Motorists, other cyclists, horse riders and pedestrians all need to be aware or rather not surprised by our presence. How we interface with each of those groups and share space in an amiable way is something else. Where I live drivers are mostly considerate to each other, but go to a big city and no such mutual care seems to exist - you can’t change such things but can only shift your own behaviour to blend in with what happens locally.