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Htf does that work?
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Hang on, you're saying the EU will impose an increased tariff on goods exported from the EU to the UK?
Htf does that work?Old Greg - In search of acceptance since Mar 2007. Hoping each leap will be his last. -
They're already more expensive due to the GBP-€ exchange rate differences since the referendum for a start...Originally posted by Cirrus View PostWhy?
SMMT analysis suggests that EU tariffs on cars alone could add at least an annual £2.7 billion to imports and £1.8 billion to exports.
Import tariffs alone could push up the list price of cars imported to the UK from the continent by an average of £1,500 if brands and their retail networks were unable to absorb these additional costs.
“Brexit is having a wee in the middle of the room at a house party because nobody is talking to you, and then complaining about the smell.”Comment
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“Brexit is having a wee in the middle of the room at a house party because nobody is talking to you, and then complaining about the smell.”Comment
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What percentage of automotive engineers working in Germany are British, I wonder?Down with racism. Long live miscegenation!Comment
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I did meet one when I was working at Porsche and I know of a couple that work down at Mercedes in Sindelfingen although there are also quite a few Americans there as well. Less and less British IT people are being employed though in these areas whereas once it was reasonably populated by British IT contractors....Originally posted by NotAllThere View Post“Brexit is having a wee in the middle of the room at a house party because nobody is talking to you, and then complaining about the smell.”Comment
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You see, I get a little wound up but don't you sympathize? How can anybody walk around believing stuff like this without banging into things and getting taken to a secure ward?Originally posted by original PM View Post
It's not that Brexiteers have slightly distorted ideas about what is going on; they are actually utterly barmy. They're not fantasizing; they're having seizures.
"Don't part with your illusions; when they are gone you may still exist, but you have ceased to live" Mark TwainComment
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My brother in law works for Airbus in Hamburg, there’s still a sizeable British contingent there. Smaller than it was 5-10 years ago, but still there.Originally posted by darmstadt View PostComment
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9. Posted by A Realist on
23 Jul 2018 23:34
This is the reason I voted to Leave!
I don't know anyone who is benefiting financially from being in the EU. I know I haven't felt any direct benefit.
Although I have seen VAT rise over my life from 8% to 20%,
Yes, VAT increases, it's the EU that did it. Voting rights on this level of thick should be revoked."Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience". Mark TwainComment
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I met quite a few working in automotive and aerospace during my stint in Ulm. That was 18 years ago though.Originally posted by darmstadt View PostOld Greg - In search of acceptance since Mar 2007. Hoping each leap will be his last.Comment
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At no point does the post say thatOriginally posted by scooterscot View Postcomment on BBC HYS
Yes, VAT increases, it's the EU that did it. Voting rights on this level of thick should be revoked.
It is just a comment saying in his lifetime he has seen vat rise from 8 to 20%
no where does he blame the EU
posting rights on this level of thick should be revoked.
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