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The UK ebike manufacturer was of course Brompton! I for one think the figures are wrong. I would suggest that we do not produce 1 in a hundred ebikes in the UK. Interesting to read that they will not entertain an appeal! All the best, David

Dear ****, As you are aware, our recent call for evidence examining the justification for transitioning the EU anti-dumping measure on bikes (AD287) concluded that the market share threshold was not met and that the measure should not be maintained. Our reassessment of the data, following...

Sorry to say that the UK Government have already announced that we will be continuing to use the EU's anti dumping rules for the foreseeable future and there is nothing so far that implies that we will ever change. German companies should always have charged VAT unless they were given a VAT...

It was always going to be the poor that suffered the most Mike.

Hi Digger, can I get the bike back to us? This is an unusual issue but I’m sure we can resolve. Please email me david@wisperbikes.com All the best, David

The bike doesn't seem to be performing as it should Digger. Can you give me some more details, privately if you prefer not to post personal info here. Have you checked your tyre pressures recently? Please let me know... 1. The gradient of the hill in % 2. Your weight 3. Your fitness level 4...

That's very strange, Digger. Can you give me some more details, privately if you prefer not to post personal info here. Have you checked your tyre pressures recently? Please let me know... 1. The gradient of the hill in % 2. Your weight 3. Your fitness level 4. The age of the bike 5. The age...

They are actually very powerful. If yiu are bot getting enough power, as suggested by others, use the throttle whilst pedalling All the best, David

When Wales leaves the Union, can I get Welsh Citizenship Roger? My mother and paternal grandmother were Welsh and I was named after Dafydd y Garreg Wen!! Pob hwyl i chi, Dafydd :)

I don’t think Flecc was referring to ALL those pro BREXIT just the few that on the BREXIT thread simply wouldn’t enter into a coherent discussion or give a reasoned argument regarding why we should leave. Being one of those running one of the hundreds of thousands of small businesses...

You are right, it used to be much easier dealing with our friends in the EU than the rest of the world, now, the EU too is going to be a complete nightmare. Unfortunately as always it will be eBike riders that will pick up the bill. This can't be what we all wanted? All the best, David

The paperwork to avoid this is another bundle of red tape to wade through I am afraid. This is now proven to be the disaster that we all knew it would be. What a mess! All the best, David

We ship our bikes into the UK from our facility in Portugal. DHL have added €18.00 per bike to handle the paperwork their end and we have had to employ a new accounts based lady to look after it on our side. It also looks probable that we will need to pay another 6% duty as the bikes move...

It's all very unfortunate Tony, and sadly I believe this is only going to get worse. All the best, David

You think this is fun? We have collected a year's worth of batteries that need to go back to the EU based manufacturer for replacement or repair. So we need to export them, then re-import, not forgetting that we have already paid for the batteries so there is no value. This really is complete...

Just finished an HMRC Webinar where they explain and make importing easy now we have fumbled our way out of the EU... Further to the Webinar, I have just received these simple explanatory notes. This is genuine, I couldn't possibly make it up. This is regarding importing goods only, nothing...

sorry Flecc not offensive, can’t change it.

No VAT on Tampons? I didn’t realise. I feel stupid for even asking now!!

I’ve deliberately stayed out of this thread. I find it all far too depressing. We at Wisper now are pretty certain that we will have to pay 6% extra duty* bringing our bikes in from Portugal, I say extra as we are already paying 6% duty to Europe as the Asian parts come into Portugal, so we now...

I’m afraid this dodge wont work in any bulk. It’s fraud and easily discovered. We recently had an HMRC spot check on a dozen random containers bought in over the last 3 years. They checked the value declared against invoices from China/Taiwan and then against payment to clear the invoices...