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Simon Mason wrote:
Should have DIY. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CwwSqDjXUAA8rwH.jpg Now everybody will know the reg of your car. I can't see VAT on that invoice. Am I missing something? |
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"Mr Pounder Esquire" Wrote in message:
Simon Mason wrote: Should have DIY. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CwwSqDjXUAA8rwH.jpg Now everybody will know the reg of your car. I can't see VAT on that invoice. Am I missing something? It's a small garage? -- Jim K ----Android NewsGroup Reader---- http://usenet.sinaapp.com/ |
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On Tuesday, 8 November 2016 17:29:37 UTC, jim wrote:
"Mr Pounder Esquire" Wrote in message: Simon Mason wrote: Should have DIY. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CwwSqDjXUAA8rwH.jpg Now everybody will know the reg of your car. I can't see VAT on that invoice. Am I missing something? It's a small garage? -- Jim K Could be. Here are two bills from two garages. ALFA guy is a one man band https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CwwlllpXgAg27I1.jpg A+A has about 20 staff. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Cwwl2qTWQAAnidl.jpg |
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On 08/11/2016 18:14, Simon Mason wrote:
On Tuesday, 8 November 2016 17:29:37 UTC, jim wrote: "Mr Pounder Esquire" Wrote in message: Simon Mason wrote: Should have DIY. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CwwSqDjXUAA8rwH.jpg Now everybody will know the reg of your car. I can't see VAT on that invoice. Am I missing something? It's a small garage? -- Jim K Could be. A+A has about 20 staff. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Cwwl2qTWQAAnidl.jpg Now we really do know your exact address !! |
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On Thu, 10 Nov 2016 15:48:29 -0000, Andrew wrote:
On 08/11/2016 18:14, Simon Mason wrote: On Tuesday, 8 November 2016 17:29:37 UTC, jim wrote: "Mr Pounder Esquire" Wrote in message: Simon Mason wrote: Should have DIY. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CwwSqDjXUAA8rwH.jpg Now everybody will know the reg of your car. I can't see VAT on that invoice. Am I missing something? It's a small garage? -- Jim K Could be. A+A has about 20 staff. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Cwwl2qTWQAAnidl.jpg Now we really do know your exact address !! Unless you're planning on raping him, what does this information give you? -- "There are more planes in the ocean than submarines in the sky." - From an old carrier sailor |
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On Tuesday, 8 November 2016 17:16:19 UTC, Mr Pounder Esquire wrote:
Simon Mason wrote: Should have DIY. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CwwSqDjXUAA8rwH.jpg Now everybody will know the reg of your car. It is taxed and insured, so I don't care. |
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Simon Mason wrote:
On Tuesday, 8 November 2016 17:16:19 UTC, Mr Pounder Esquire wrote: Simon Mason wrote: Should have DIY. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CwwSqDjXUAA8rwH.jpg Now everybody will know the reg of your car. It is taxed and insured, so I don't care There is no such thing as car tax, you have said so yourself. |
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On Tuesday, 8 November 2016 18:44:28 UTC, Mr Pounder Esquire wrote:
Simon Mason wrote: On Tuesday, 8 November 2016 17:16:19 UTC, Mr Pounder Esquire wrote: Simon Mason wrote: Should have DIY. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CwwSqDjXUAA8rwH.jpg Now everybody will know the reg of your car. It is taxed and insured, so I don't care There is no such thing as car tax, you have said so yourself. No - it is "Road Tax" that does not exist. |
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Simon Mason wrote: On Tuesday, 8 November 2016 18:44:28 UTC, Mr Pounder Esquire wrote: Simon Mason wrote: On Tuesday, 8 November 2016 17:16:19 UTC, Mr Pounder Esquire wrote: Simon Mason wrote: Should have DIY. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CwwSqDjXUAA8rwH.jpg Now everybody will know the reg of your car. It is taxed and insured, so I don't care There is no such thing as car tax, you have said so yourself. No - it is "Road Tax" that does not exist. It's VED - Vehicle Excise Duty -- from KT24 in Surrey, England |
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Simon Mason wrote:
On Tuesday, 8 November 2016 18:44:28 UTC, Mr Pounder Esquire wrote: Simon Mason wrote: On Tuesday, 8 November 2016 17:16:19 UTC, Mr Pounder Esquire wrote: Simon Mason wrote: Should have DIY. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CwwSqDjXUAA8rwH.jpg Now everybody will know the reg of your car. It is taxed and insured, so I don't care There is no such thing as car tax, you have said so yourself. No - it is "Road Tax" that does not exist. Oh for ****s sake! No wonder most people think that cyclists are silly. |
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On 08/11/2016 17:15, Mr Pounder Esquire wrote:
Simon Mason wrote: Should have DIY. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CwwSqDjXUAA8rwH.jpg Now everybody will know the reg of your car. I can't see VAT on that invoice. Am I missing something? House address? Takes about 10 minutes to find. But if the total bill is for £2172.75 and only £472.50 is for labour then how the **** is it £2200 for fastening 10 bolts? -- Adam |
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En el artículo , ARW adamwadsworth@blueyo
nder.co.uk escribió: But if the total bill is for £2172.75 and only £472.50 is for labour then how the **** is it £2200 for fastening 10 bolts? Who cares? 2200 quid for fixing a 12 year old car worth 500 quid at most is madness. Old saying: a fool and his money are soon parted. -- (\_/) (='.'=) systemd: the Linux version of Windows 10 (")_(") |
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On Tuesday, 8 November 2016 21:39:50 UTC, Mike Tomlinson wrote:
En el artÃ*culo , ARW adamwadsworth@blueyo nder.co.uk escribió: But if the total bill is for £2172.75 and only £472.50 is for labour then how the **** is it £2200 for fastening 10 bolts? Who cares? 2200 quid for fixing a 12 year old car worth 500 quid at most is madness. It is 9 years old and worth £5000. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CwxMzq5WEAAygdS.jpg Old saying: a fool and his money are soon parted. Like someone who buys a 2016 Fiesta for £15000? http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/best-ca...ling-cars-2016 |
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Simon Mason Wrote in message:
On Tuesday, 8 November 2016 21:39:50 UTC, Mike Tomlinson wrote: En el artículo , ARW adamwadsworth@blueyo nder.co.uk escribió: But if the total bill is for £2172.75 and only £472.50 is for labour then how the **** is it £2200 for fastening 10 bolts? Who cares? 2200 quid for fixing a 12 year old car worth 500 quid at most is madness. It is 9 years old and worth £5000. Webuyanyold**** says £1000... -- Jim K ----Android NewsGroup Reader---- http://usenet.sinaapp.com/ |
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On Tue, 8 Nov 2016 13:45:18 -0800 (PST), Simon Mason
wrote: On Tuesday, 8 November 2016 21:39:50 UTC, Mike Tomlinson wrote: En el artículo , ARW adamwadsworth@blueyo nder.co.uk escribió: But if the total bill is for £2172.75 and only £472.50 is for labour then how the **** is it £2200 for fastening 10 bolts? Who cares? 2200 quid for fixing a 12 year old car worth 500 quid at most is madness. It is 9 years old and worth £5000. Yes of course it is. We Buy Any Car must have made a mistake at £1,700 then. Mind I suppose it is really worth £3,900 now with the £2,200 you have spent on it. |
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On 08/11/2016 19:30, ARW wrote:
On 08/11/2016 17:15, Mr Pounder Esquire wrote: Simon Mason wrote: Should have DIY. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CwwSqDjXUAA8rwH.jpg Now everybody will know the reg of your car. I can't see VAT on that invoice. Am I missing something? House address? Takes about 10 minutes to find. But if the total bill is for £2172.75 and only £472.50 is for labour then how the **** is it £2200 for fastening 10 bolts? Giggle! Mike |
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On Wed, 09 Nov 2016 11:15:13 -0000, Muddymike wrote:
On 08/11/2016 19:30, ARW wrote: On 08/11/2016 17:15, Mr Pounder Esquire wrote: Simon Mason wrote: Should have DIY. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CwwSqDjXUAA8rwH.jpg Now everybody will know the reg of your car. I can't see VAT on that invoice. Am I missing something? House address? Takes about 10 minutes to find. But if the total bill is for £2172.75 and only £472.50 is for labour then how the **** is it £2200 for fastening 10 bolts? Giggle! Mike They're Alfa bolts, tightened precisely using overpriced tooling. -- My wife doesn't surf the net, she paddles. |
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On 08/11/2016 17:15, Mr Pounder Esquire wrote:
Simon Mason wrote: Should have DIY. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CwwSqDjXUAA8rwH.jpg Now everybody will know the reg of your car. I can't see VAT on that invoice. Am I missing something? 20% at a guess:-) -- Adam |
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On 08/11/2016 17:15, Mr Pounder Esquire wrote:
Simon Mason wrote: Should have DIY. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CwwSqDjXUAA8rwH.jpg Now everybody will know the reg of your car. Everyone I drive past knows mine! Mike |
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On Wed, 9 Nov 2016 11:13:52 +0000, Muddymike wrote:
On 08/11/2016 17:15, Mr Pounder Esquire wrote: Simon Mason wrote: Should have DIY. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CwwSqDjXUAA8rwH.jpg Now everybody will know the reg of your car. Everyone I drive past knows mine! Mike Yep - but they don't know where you live. |
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On Wed, 09 Nov 2016 19:09:21 -0000, Judith wrote:
On Wed, 9 Nov 2016 11:13:52 +0000, Muddymike wrote: On 08/11/2016 17:15, Mr Pounder Esquire wrote: Simon Mason wrote: Should have DIY. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CwwSqDjXUAA8rwH.jpg Now everybody will know the reg of your car. Everyone I drive past knows mine! Mike Yep - but they don't know where you live. Easy enough to follow him. And in America, you can easily look that up. And why would you care if people knew your reg and your address? -- When you own Llamas... spit happens |
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On 09/11/2016 19:09, Judith wrote:
On Wed, 9 Nov 2016 11:13:52 +0000, Muddymike wrote: On 08/11/2016 17:15, Mr Pounder Esquire wrote: Simon Mason wrote: Should have DIY. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CwwSqDjXUAA8rwH.jpg Now everybody will know the reg of your car. Everyone I drive past knows mine! Mike Yep - but they don't know where you live. Every time I go along a residential street I see cars in driveways no one covers their number plates. I don't understand how connecting a car registration to an address is helping criminal activity. Mike |
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On Thursday, 10 November 2016 08:47:03 UTC, Muddymike wrote:
On 09/11/2016 19:09, Judith wrote: On Wed, 9 Nov 2016 11:13:52 +0000, Muddymike wrote: On 08/11/2016 17:15, Mr Pounder Esquire wrote: Simon Mason wrote: Should have DIY. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CwwSqDjXUAA8rwH.jpg Now everybody will know the reg of your car. Everyone I drive past knows mine! Mike Yep - but they don't know where you live. Every time I go along a residential street I see cars in driveways no one covers their number plates. I don't understand how connecting a car registration to an address is helping criminal activity. Mike judith once said that he would report my reg number to Humberside plod in connection with hanging around school entrances, drug deals and ram raiding. |
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On 09/11/2016 19:09, Judith wrote:
On Wed, 9 Nov 2016 11:13:52 +0000, Muddymike wrote: On 08/11/2016 17:15, Mr Pounder Esquire wrote: Simon Mason wrote: Should have DIY. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CwwSqDjXUAA8rwH.jpg Now everybody will know the reg of your car. Everyone I drive past knows mine! Mike Yep - but they don't know where you live. 142 Tranby lane Anlaby Hull HU10 7EJ According to the A + A invoice. Does the car have a tracker and immobiliser ?. |
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On Thursday, 10 November 2016 16:01:33 UTC, Andrew wrote:
142 Tranby lane Anlaby Hull HU10 7EJ It is NOT in Hull - this is the correct address. 142 Tranby Lane Anlaby East Riding of Yorkshire HU10 7EJ |
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On Thu, 10 Nov 2016 16:01:28 -0000, Andrew wrote:
On 09/11/2016 19:09, Judith wrote: On Wed, 9 Nov 2016 11:13:52 +0000, Muddymike wrote: On 08/11/2016 17:15, Mr Pounder Esquire wrote: Simon Mason wrote: Should have DIY. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CwwSqDjXUAA8rwH.jpg Now everybody will know the reg of your car. Everyone I drive past knows mine! Mike Yep - but they don't know where you live. 142 Tranby lane Anlaby Hull HU10 7EJ According to the A + A invoice. Does the car have a tracker and immobiliser ?. More importantly, do they work? Remember, the subframe fell apart.... -- Stress is the conflict which occurs when your mind prevents your body from beating the living daylights out of whoever got in your way. |
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"Simon Mason" wrote in message ... Should have DIY. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CwwSqDjXUAA8rwH.jpg Nothing even remotely like £2200 for fastening 10 bolts. Not £475 for fastening 10 bolts either. |
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On 08/11/16 16:52, Simon Mason wrote:
Should have DIY. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CwwSqDjXUAA8rwH.jpg £10 for fastening 10 bolts. £2190 for removing old sub frame, positioning car over new one and dealing with anything that got in the way. |
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On Tuesday, 8 November 2016 20:01:50 UTC, Tim Watts wrote:
On 08/11/16 16:52, Simon Mason wrote: Should have DIY. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CwwSqDjXUAA8rwH.jpg £10 for fastening 10 bolts. £2190 for removing old sub frame, positioning car over new one and dealing with anything that got in the way. Yes - here was the old one and its replacement. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CwxE4onXUAAVgTi.jpg |
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On 08/11/2016 16:52, Simon Mason wrote:
Should have DIY. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CwwSqDjXUAA8rwH.jpg The labour is only a portion of that ... £472 You are paying for fitting of subframe, adjusting tracking, fitting handbrake A lot more than just tightening 10 bolts |
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On Wednesday, 9 November 2016 11:20:49 UTC, rick wrote:
On 08/11/2016 16:52, Simon Mason wrote: Should have DIY. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CwwSqDjXUAA8rwH.jpg The labour is only a portion of that ... £472 You are paying for fitting of subframe, adjusting tracking, fitting handbrake A lot more than just tightening 10 bolts Plus, as he is a one man band and not VAT registered, I saved £400 in tax. New engine cover as well as painting and adding Waxoyl to the subframe. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CwxE4onXUAAVgTi.jpg |
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"Simon Mason" wrote in message ... Plus, as he is a one man band and not VAT registered, He's not VAT registered. But he presented you with a detailed invoice on his own printed stationary with his business address, and phone no. on it Which you then proceed to plaster all over the Internet |
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On Wednesday, 9 November 2016 11:55:55 UTC, Moron Watch wrote:
"Simon Mason" wrote in message ... Plus, as he is a one man band and not VAT registered, He's not VAT registered. But he presented you with a detailed invoice on his own printed stationary with his business address, and phone no. on it STATIONERY! |
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On 09/11/2016 11:28, Simon Mason wrote:
On Wednesday, 9 November 2016 11:20:49 UTC, rick wrote: On 08/11/2016 16:52, Simon Mason wrote: Should have DIY. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CwwSqDjXUAA8rwH.jpg The labour is only a portion of that ... £472 You are paying for fitting of subframe, adjusting tracking, fitting handbrake A lot more than just tightening 10 bolts Plus, as he is a one man band and not VAT registered, I saved £400 in tax. New engine cover as well as painting and adding Waxoyl to the subframe. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CwxE4onXUAAVgTi.jpg VAT will have been included in the parts prices from his supplier. You have only saved VAT on his £472 labour costs. = £94.40 Mike |
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On Wednesday, 9 November 2016 12:31:52 UTC, Muddymike wrote:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CwwSqDjXUAA8rwH.jpg VAT will have been included in the parts prices from his supplier. You have only saved VAT on his £472 labour costs. = £94.40 Why does the subframe price state £1095 in the "rate" column, but only £930 in the price I paid? |
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On 09/11/16 11:20, rick wrote:
On 08/11/2016 16:52, Simon Mason wrote: Should have DIY. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CwwSqDjXUAA8rwH.jpg The labour is only a portion of that ... £472 You are paying for fitting of subframe, adjusting tracking, fitting handbrake A lot more than just tightening 10 bolts Like replacing a £50 thermostat in a diesel freelander. 8 hours to strip the engine bay down to get to it and put it all back together. -- "The great thing about Glasgow is that if there's a nuclear attack it'll look exactly the same afterwards." Billy Connolly |
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On Wednesday, 9 November 2016 11:20:49 UTC, rick wrote:
On 08/11/2016 16:52, Simon Mason wrote: Should have DIY. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CwwSqDjXUAA8rwH.jpg The labour is only a portion of that ... £472 You are paying for fitting of subframe, adjusting tracking, fitting handbrake A lot more than just tightening 10 bolts I saved loads today as I fitted this badge all by myself. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Cw5aTgsXcAA8kSL.jpg |
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"Simon Mason" wrote in message ... On Wednesday, 9 November 2016 11:20:49 UTC, rick wrote: On 08/11/2016 16:52, Simon Mason wrote: Should have DIY. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CwwSqDjXUAA8rwH.jpg The labour is only a portion of that ... £472 You are paying for fitting of subframe, adjusting tracking, fitting handbrake A lot more than just tightening 10 bolts I saved loads today as I fitted this badge all by myself. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Cw5aTgsXcAA8kSL.jpg Pity its ****ed that it has faded so badly in such a short time even in that soggy little frigid island where the sun never shines. |
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