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Devon Beach (Free Pampers & BMWs)
On Jan 24, 10:20*am, Martin wrote: On Tue, 23 Jan 2007 23:24:36 -0000, "MikeLyle" [...] Even wheeling it down a public road with no tax wouldn't actually be arrestable; No VAT has been paid on the vehicles, that is an offence. Arrestable? Doesn't there have to be a court order? I'd have thought it would have had to go through normal VAT recovery procedures before it became a police matter. We are seeing that it just isn't unlawful to possess ordinary stuff you've salvaged: that's what the 28 days thing is about.It is illegal to be in possession of goods on which VAT/taxes haven't been paid. Try entering UK with an untaxed unregistered m/bike. Did you ever see HM C&E VAT inspectors operating at an agricultural show? Oh, su but that's planned months in advance, with controlled exits and entrances closed at night, hotels booked, proper car parking, toilet facilities, all that. But I wonder how practicable it would be to get a task force of C&E officers down to a beach at short notice to go through the procedures 24 hours a day. In winter. We haven't even got enough to secure all our ports under normal conditions. and I'm sure the bikes were all safely on other vehicles. I really don't envy the police in situations like this: it doesn't make them look particularly good from one point of view, but they'd look worse if they started getting officious. If they had acted quick and closed the beach, it would have looked better to any honest person. Well, I don't think that's the kind of thing they can do in Britain without a lot of deliberation. They've done it now, I believe; but it's a big step to stop you walking your dog on the beach just because somebody else may perhaps have committed a crime on that beach. Our politicians may like the idea, but it isn't British. Yet. It seems to be, they were just slow in reacting. As I said to Sacha, I'm on the side of the coppers in this freak situation. -- Mike. |
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