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My short experience:
I often send all things back and forth to Hungary, and have a trusted service called Arvatrans I use for all my shippings.
Few days ago was the first time I sent something since Brexit. It was a bike I built for my brother and lots of small bike and car parts for my friends that are close to impossible to find on their region's market.
Had to fill out a detailed items list with weight and prices. I added "used" in brackets for every single item, and I wasn't generous with the pricing I might say... Total was £350 and 14kg on the paper, for a standard bike-box kind of size parcel. Also filled out a declaration that the items are as a gift and not for expecting any payments in return.
Bike+bits were collected Thursday afternoon, delivered on Sunday morning, no VAT or import duty at all. Paid £60 for shipping including tips.
So from my side, no problem at all with the shipping, bit more paperwork and uncertainty whether they'd tax it, but the courier reassured my assumption that these non-cargo private parcels with used stuff for reasonable value are unlikely to get hit by the extra charge hammer.
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Found the Boardman bike mentioned above for sale on FB Marketplace.
What is the current forum-approved procedure of getting it back? Show up with muscle/police, ask for a test-ride and ride off with it, or just standard buy it back?
facebook ad:
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/4203713022988480/in case it gets removed, here's the seller:
https://www.facebook.com/mj.nazriedit: Flatmate is talking to the guy, seeing what other bikes he got. Uploading pictures in case anyone finds their lost bike in there.
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My flatmate's commuter bike was nicked yesterday evening near Aldgate. Not an extraordinary bike so will be harder to spot on the streets, but just in case you came across any suspiciously cheap sales of a matching model:
- Boardman HYB 8.8
- 2019 version
- Size large
- Good condition, a few light scratches on the frame, but nothing crazy
- Only distinct thing is that it has a quadlock mount on the handlebars
Happened near Stable Walk, Whitechapel, around 7-10pm yesterday (7th of December).
Will keep an eye out on the bay/facebook/gumtree, but let me know if you come across any leads.
Thanks!
- Boardman HYB 8.8
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tempting, what height do you recommend this for? have any pics of it built up?