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An Post always have an answer for everything I'm completely puzzled by what happened with a package from the Ukraine sent to my wife last week. The total value of the contents was $30 including postage as can be seen by the customs declarations & what was on the invoice as well. She received a customs charge for €11.88 as they valued the contents at €36.47 ? I queried it with them & this is the reply I got back today. "Thank you for your email. The customs charges that have been applied to your item are generated off the declared value and postage that the sender provides. This is beyond our control as we cannot amend any information provided on the electronic declaration. I would advise you to contact the sender / exporter regarding this issue as we can only go by the information supplied to us at source. Below I have attached a below breakdown of how the customs charge was calculated. Total Contents in (EUR) €30.00 Postage in Currency (EUR) €6.47 Contents Total €30.00 Postage Total €6.47 Total €36.47 Import Duty €0.00 Excise Duty €0.00 VAT €8.38 An Post Fee €3.50 Total Payment Due €11.88 There is no refund due on the below item from An Post as the charges were applied based on the information An Post received from the sending country. Kind regards " Why would a seller put one value on a customs declaration & invoice & then have a different value sent electronically ? I smell a scam here as it seems An Post can put whatever value they like on a package & there f**k all you can do about it Tony.

Price gouging at its finest

As a matter of interest. Anyone claim a refund of charges paid & actually receive anything & if so how long did it take ? Tony.

That's a problem with a lot of British Retailers. They don't understand the codes or else they use the wrong ones.

I hear its a 12" to the foot model

Yes they are but if the customs declaration was incorrect then they don't know whets in the package.

I think there is also footage of the end of the Carrigrohane Road with the big high rock cliff on the left.

I'd say that after all the A Class orders that there's no finances left to control

They're a good way to see a model & its features but I wouldn't take what they say as gospel. Their lack of knowledge of the prototype often leads them to miss the most obvious mistakes made in a model.

Well the last financial regulator we had in this country used to play golf with the very bankers he was supposed to be regulating & we all saw how that turned out

I see the communications regulator is as useful as the financial regulator we used to have

Got a chance to test out my A1 on a rolling road in DC & after fitting a LokPilot 5 decoder in DCC. As smooth as a baby's arse & so very quiet. I'll have to get a sound decoder for it so I'll know its actually running Beautiful model

My A1 arrived this morning. Just sitting here admiring it in its presentation box. Beautiful looking model

Trust my package to go out on a long weekend so won't get it until Tuesday. Saturday deliveries where I live are unheard of

I got a postal notification last night so will probably be delivered Monday. Thanks lads. You can all stop now & takes a few days off Tony.

Thanks Fran. I was just wondering how it's being handled. Regards. Tony.

No problem Fran. I'm sure you're working as fast as possible. Mine will arrive when it arrives but as a matter of interest can I ask what method decides how these are dispatched ? Is it by date ordered, date paid or is it purely random ? Thanks. Tony.

They should send you a card requesting payment but it will usually take a couple of days. I have found that sending An Post a message on Twitter is a good way of contacting them.

So would a lot of Brits at this stage but they just won't admit it

There's one common denominator in the above, well actually there's two, British & Chaos but the first one definitely caused the second on both occasions

Plenty of places along the way for delays

Who said anything about driving to Kilkenny. Its going by An Post Check your local post office in about two years

Its ok, don't worry I'll collect it for you

You can get them here if needed. https://www.modellbahnshop-lippe.com/Digital/Decoder+without+sound/ESU-59659/gb/modell_330091.html They are the recommended non sound decoder for the A class. I ordered two last week & they arrived this morning via UPS. Tony.

Rails send items to Ireland without Vat so you pay the Irish Vat + An Post charge. Tony.