VAT on P&P...is it legal ???
 

Just had a parcel arrive and VAT was charged against Post and Packing !!!

Now, I can imagine it being kinda OK for packing, as the suppliers time and materials are being use but post???

Isnt it all a fixed rate, so I'm being scammed out of an extra 17.5% admittedly on a few quid but, I must prefer the money to be in my pocket, instead of someone else's.

Cheers - Grumpy !!!

Yes it is, Private companies must charge vat, ie DHL Securicor Amtrack etc, the only people who are vat exempt are the post office, but if a business sends something through Royal Mail it is supposed to charge vat because the business is vat registered and therefore must charge.

Thanks Mike, it just didnt sit too well, somehow.

Maybe there was just some Yorkshireman in my Dad :lol: