tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430921577426368890.post2956661979029156315..comments2024-03-07T06:39:52.247+00:00Comments on Nothing 2 Declare: **UPDATE**UPDATE 2** Beat The Budget! Get Your Cigs/Tobacco From The EU!Smoking Hothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04534745989363293923noreply@blogger.comBlogger60125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430921577426368890.post-46136524053458491452012-04-01T17:52:51.217+01:002012-04-01T17:52:51.217+01:00ASH should be pleased that we're depriving the...ASH should be pleased that we're depriving them and the government of our tobacco taxes because as Andrew Lansley, well his minions, stated in reply to an e-mail I sent, the government do NOT want to ban tobacco and they DON'T CARE about reductions in tobacco revenue. <br /><br />So fellow EU tobacco buyers feel proud that you're doing exactly as the government and ASH want, reducing their revenue. <br /><br />Below is part of the reply, the rest is the usual bullshit about SHS. Well it's all bullshit really otherwise we wouldn't have such extreme customs personnel. <br /><br /> --------------<br /><br />Dear <br /> <br />Thank you for your email of 9 March to Andrew Lansley about smoking. I have been asked to reply. <br /><br />Given 400 years of social acceptance of smoking in the Western world, the Department of Health does not believe that a ban on the sale and production of tobacco in the UK is a realistic way forward and will not support it. The Department believes that people should have the choice to smoke. <br /><br />High levels of tax on tobacco is shown to reduce consumption, which reduces the economic burden to society. Revenue from tobacco duty is important, but reducing smoking is one of the Government's key health objectives. The Government makes no apologies for working to reduce smoking rates to improve health and wellbeing, even if this means reductions in tax revenue. <br /><br /><br /> ------------<br /><br />Bullshit in spades.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430921577426368890.post-12617653456669445642012-03-28T08:44:53.028+01:002012-03-28T08:44:53.028+01:00Of the three Spanish law enforcement agencies the ...Of the three Spanish law enforcement agencies the Gardia Civil are the worse paid. But more likely to be killed in the line of duty, At one time they were "FRANCO'S BOYS" but I have foun most open to negotiation and reasonable offer<br />especially the "TRAFFICO DEPARTMENT" if its just a mild glass or two of Vino that is the issueAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14593959371201764127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430921577426368890.post-86317684849202159232012-03-28T08:33:45.665+01:002012-03-28T08:33:45.665+01:00Good for you Mr Mitfit and Jolly Benidorm fantasti...Good for you Mr Mitfit and Jolly Benidorm fantastic, I love the place, I have some of SH advisory notices in bars posted at eye lever above the urinals in the Gents, I am working on having them didplayed on the back of the cubicil door in the Ladies, low down, READ AS YOUVE PEE'D.<br />So Mr Misfit hope you got your legal property home OK and each puff is all the more satisfying knowing Osbourne is getting none of your moneyAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14593959371201764127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430921577426368890.post-12016269890844838642012-03-28T07:45:10.703+01:002012-03-28T07:45:10.703+01:00I was having a beer in a bar in Benidorm when the ...I was having a beer in a bar in Benidorm when the price rise came on the TV news.Fortunately right opposite a Tabac.<br />Even my wife,who doesn,t smoke,got some GV for me out of anger.<br />And bar-staff are openly plying the Gibraltar Trade Route,but I must admit it was the 1st Iv,e heard of it till a week ago.<br />There,s still a lot of people out there who think that the guidelines are Law,but 3 families are now much more well-informed thanks to a chat and a net-book....and this site,rightly said to be one of the best on the Internet.The Misfitnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430921577426368890.post-48019554169648836942012-03-26T17:36:31.454+01:002012-03-26T17:36:31.454+01:00"Handed out some of the cards and spoke to ma..."Handed out some of the cards and spoke to many "<br /><br />Well done! That's what 'we' need- people who will walk the walk and who get this vital message out to their fellow Smokers.The Blocked Dwarfhttp://blockeddwarf.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430921577426368890.post-26979973080701914792012-03-26T16:40:42.581+01:002012-03-26T16:40:42.581+01:00Just got back from a trip to Brugge this morning n...Just got back from a trip to Brugge this morning no probs, customs good as gold stopped no one! Handed out some of the cards and spoke to many and mentioned the best site on the web!<br /><br />lfbAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430921577426368890.post-28765983341938273672012-03-26T14:49:29.858+01:002012-03-26T14:49:29.858+01:00.... "No one owned up so the suitcase was loa....... "No one owned up so the suitcase was loaded into the GCs Nissan jeep and gone" ... to be sold to British ex pats and some tourists! lolSmoking Hothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04534745989363293923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430921577426368890.post-24143075324387559812012-03-26T13:34:02.906+01:002012-03-26T13:34:02.906+01:00Not even me, they have sub machine guns and ichy f...Not even me, they have sub machine guns and ichy fingersAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14593959371201764127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430921577426368890.post-65847540622879764472012-03-26T13:30:54.100+01:002012-03-26T13:30:54.100+01:00SH An interesting siuuation occured lasst year in ...SH An interesting siuuation occured lasst year in Southern Spain. A guy I know who lives the high life with his charming lady in a place called La Linia (the line) Just over the border from Gib. He has recruited women who work in Gib to bring their 200 Carton everytime they cross the border, When he has a good stock he travells to the Costa del Sol by bus and sells them to the British ex pats, and some tourists. Just north ot Sotogrande the Guardia Civil search the bus and enquires as to tthe owner of the suitcase crammed with Gib tobacco. No one owned up so the suitcase was loaded into the GCs Nissan jeep and gone Thing is no one argues with these guys.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14593959371201764127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430921577426368890.post-28835638606644252012012-03-26T13:05:52.798+01:002012-03-26T13:05:52.798+01:00We never underestimate them. If the scenario above...We never underestimate them. If the scenario above was repeated in UK we still need the interview etc etc. So no real worry.Smoking Hothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04534745989363293923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430921577426368890.post-82668144788978713032012-03-25T14:41:46.371+01:002012-03-25T14:41:46.371+01:00I must comment on a prog about customs in Ireland....I must comment on a prog about customs in Ireland. Pick TV chl 11 they let the woman through knowing she had a suitcase of cigarettes but tripped her at the car park barrier. Lifted the cigs, lifted the car and lifted the old girl as well and as Ireland is in the EEC I assume it was all above board and legal.<br />Never underestimate what this lot can do or are capable offAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14593959371201764127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430921577426368890.post-40411099458382199232012-03-23T23:53:45.878+00:002012-03-23T23:53:45.878+00:00The Bobi-FOI would indeed seem to indicate that th...The Bobi-FOI would indeed seem to indicate that the BF have already reacted to N2D and the 'RECORD' campaign and have -as a direct result of it- 'clarified' their guidance to their officers. <br /><br />SH put the SBC FOI online in October last year and within a month UKBA had amended their guidance.<br /><br />Just a coincidence surely?The Blocked Dwarfhttp://blockeddwarf.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430921577426368890.post-49480787769667821442012-03-23T22:32:31.821+00:002012-03-23T22:32:31.821+00:00They take police because they are terrified of bei...They take police because they are terrified of being attacked by the locals and neighbours. They've been hated throughout history and it continues to this day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430921577426368890.post-71766935650609508072012-03-23T22:14:03.860+00:002012-03-23T22:14:03.860+00:00You must be thinking about a 2bit airport Zaphod. ...You must be thinking about a 2bit airport Zaphod. l use Manchester and they ain't got a chance in hell of getting anyone like that. Theres just too many carparks and too many people all arriving at same time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430921577426368890.post-22224565681390104532012-03-23T21:59:49.413+00:002012-03-23T21:59:49.413+00:00Personally, I never quite relax til I'm out th...Personally, I never quite relax til I'm out through the airport's automatic carpark barrier. That would be the logical ambush point. But I'm pretty sure that Customs are to lazy to bother. Nevertheless, it seems a good idea to keep the voice recorder running til you're well clear of the carpark!<br /><br /><br />This thing about openly recording, making them behave themselves, is really quite significant. The original idea was to have some evidence in case of subsequent seizure, but it seems to be actually causing a drop in the number of seizures!<br /><br />SH, (and the Dwarf), what have you unleashed?Zaphodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03695819392577629492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430921577426368890.post-61280015250062357032012-03-23T21:33:14.509+00:002012-03-23T21:33:14.509+00:00I know that it (or something very similar) happene...I know that it (or something very similar) happened a few years ago in Eastbourne.<br />Fellow was waved through at Dover, no problem, no interview, when he got home both police and HMRC were waiting and arrested him.<br />No idea why it was done that way, and he was a fairly moderate-to-big baccy smuggler (supplying a fair-sized estate in Eastbourne, probably going over most weeks and coming back with a van-load of baccy).<br />Probably one of the few intelligence-led seizures made by HMRC, possibly why they wanted to involve local police? No idea.<br />I do know he lost his van, and at court was told that he would have faced imprisonment but his appeal for a non-custodial sentence was accepted as he had two young kids dependant on him and pled guilty (which he was).<br />can't see it ever happenning for a normal passanger, or even for a 'three kilo of GV for me mates down the pub' type of 'smuggler'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430921577426368890.post-86190151496239551062012-03-23T15:38:04.666+00:002012-03-23T15:38:04.666+00:00... or if he was on a train ... impound the train!...... or if he was on a train ... impound the train! :)Smoking Hothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04534745989363293923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430921577426368890.post-65764747057339219432012-03-23T14:56:22.350+00:002012-03-23T14:56:22.350+00:00SH, I can't see it happening-not often anyways...SH, I can't see it happening-not often anyways-purely from a manpower point of view. The BF staffing levels won't be any better than the UKBA I don't suppose. And i'd have doubts of about the BF's 'writ' beyond the port parameter. It'd then have to be a HMRC/UKBA or police operation- all of whom could legally pull you over to check for illcit goods and impound, I think.<br /><br />Probably someone was stopped and 'failed' the A-J and the BF suspected he had a car. They then might have follow him out and impounded it I suppose. Something like that.The Blocked Dwarfhttp://blockeddwarf.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430921577426368890.post-34386709945575863722012-03-23T14:34:05.526+00:002012-03-23T14:34:05.526+00:00We've had no reports of it and we get lots of ...We've had no reports of it and we get lots of e-mails and calls regarding seizures on a daily basis. Main seizure reports being from Dover and Hull. The logistics of what you've heard would in our opinion be a legal nightmare. 'Allowed through'? ... as in having the interview? Then they'd have to make a decision to allow you through ... then reverse it? ... can't see it happening. 'Allowed through?' ... as in not checking your baggage? ... again can't see it happening. Many people are picked up from airports etc too. How do you follow someone from an airport? ...no, until someone can prove me otherwise l see this as an urban myth.Smoking Hothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04534745989363293923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430921577426368890.post-79053385356857346482012-03-23T14:19:58.705+00:002012-03-23T14:19:58.705+00:00Don't how true this is 'cos it's 3rd h...Don't how true this is 'cos it's 3rd hand but I am told people are being allowed through airports, followed to their cars and then pounced on and having goods and car seized.<br />EezyriderAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430921577426368890.post-74071307507774827072012-03-23T12:09:23.685+00:002012-03-23T12:09:23.685+00:00"But you guys are missing one of UKBA most ob..."But you guys are missing one of UKBA most obnoxious threat and intimidation "We can have your benifit stopped, or you can walk away now"<br /><br />If that single-Mom-with-three-kiddies you speak of follows SH's advice and RECORDS everything then the chances are, I would think, that the BF'er will not even make such a threat in the first place. <br /><br />That's the magic of mp3. The Power of Phono compells them to play by the rules.<br /><br />But you're right that this topic needs the SH touch. An 'yellow' page with spefic advice for benefit claimants might be a very good idea I feel...and what phrsaing they should add to their SOT's. I'll check on the EXACT law and let SH know so he can have a think.The Blocked Dwarfhttp://blockeddwarf.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430921577426368890.post-63983272609804719922012-03-23T11:39:10.700+00:002012-03-23T11:39:10.700+00:00I am glad we touched on this subject, Lazzerini an...I am glad we touched on this subject, Lazzerini and the SKED stated that as I am living on the old age pension (Which I paid into for fifty years)<br />Then I could not possibly travel to Spain to visit family six times a year so I must be being sponsered by a tobacco seller to bring back tobacco and cigs.<br />The Judge whom I know to be six months older than I am, Remarked to Lazzerini that he was also in receipt of the old age pension.<br />LAZZ SHUT HIS GOB AFTER THAT, <br />I wonder why they lost the caseAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14593959371201764127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430921577426368890.post-23523352742570045082012-03-23T11:20:16.666+00:002012-03-23T11:20:16.666+00:00But you guys are missing one of UKBA most obnoxiou...But you guys are missing one of UKBA most obnoxious threat and intimidation "We can have your benifit stopped, or you can walk away now"<br />Not a lot of choice for a single mum with three kids to feed.<br />They tried it with my carer/companion but she told them to take a hike and do their worstAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14593959371201764127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430921577426368890.post-57539749856336664382012-03-23T11:04:50.681+00:002012-03-23T11:04:50.681+00:00Yes SH, thats exactly what everyone on benefits do...Yes SH, thats exactly what everyone on benefits does. Those on Income Support just email the benefits office and tell them they'll be gone for a day or so. Sometimes you'll even get a call back saying 'please don't bother telling us about short trips'- that's what happened to me last time. Under 4 weeks Income Support couldn't normally give a monkeys but I felt I had to have confirmation of this for my SOT...incase the UKBA said something like 'you are on benefits and haven't informed the Benefits Agency therefore you are a smuggler'.<br /><br />For those on income based JSA its a little trickier. Normally you just tell the Job Centre (or simply don't bother for a day trip although legally you should) and you sort out a 'rapid reclaim' in advance.<br /><br />Its never been a problem.The Blocked Dwarfhttp://blockeddwarf.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430921577426368890.post-69705961713765757252012-03-23T10:58:23.237+00:002012-03-23T10:58:23.237+00:00I have a friend who is severly disabled and life e...I have a friend who is severly disabled and life expectancy is short. He took this 'discrimination against being able to purchase EU tobacco' to the various disabled groups. All he got back from them was advice on how to quit smoking as it could damage his health! ... l kid you not!Smoking Hothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04534745989363293923noreply@blogger.com