On 21/04/2018 16:24, Jethro_uk wrote:
On Sat, 21 Apr 2018 11:02:23 +0100, Andrew wrote:

On 20/04/2018 14:56, David wrote:
and if you fill in the correct form you also save on VAT (or did about
5 years ago)

But they just bump up their ex-vat price by the same amount,
so your VAT 'saving' is their increased profit.

If it were just 20%, it'd be understandable.

But quite a lot of "aids and adaptations" seem to have double or treble
mark ups.

I've got a right bee in my bonnet about this. I first realised what a
scam it was when, many years ago, my mother's scooter needed two new
batteries. The disability firm rung me back and quoted a price. Alarmed
I rung the main specialist battery firm in Sheffield. They quoted
exactly half, and the man remarked, "Funny thing, that's the second
enquiry I've had in the last half hour for those particular batteries."

We paid £790 for a small scooter that was was on sale in town for £1,899.

We paid £1,950 for a big scooter that was on sale in town for £3,999.

Bill