Stretto Boy
LIFE MEMBER
Let me say at the outset that, although the “B” word appears in the title, I intend this to be a motorhome thread not a Brexit one. Please don’t use it to argue the rights or wrongs of Brexit, for the Belly Locker is the correct home for that, and I don’t want @Jim
sending me to Coventry. Although, as a Coventrian, a free trip home is not entirely unwelcome!
It is reported that Merkel and Macron now oppose the transitional arrangement that the U.K. government has proposed. This raises the real possibility of us leaving without a deal and of tariffs being imposed on the import of continental motorhomes. This would probably be at the rate of 10% , being the rate applicable to imports from non-EU countries. The import tariff is also subject to VAT, meaning that the effective tax rate is 12%. On a typical new van price of £60,000 this adds £7,200 to the price.
My question is, how many of you would be prepared to accept such a price increase and still buy a continental motorhome rather than a British one? For the purposes only of this exercise, I would assume that (a) there are no additional price increases arising from a further fall in the value of Sterling (b) continental manufacturers don’t absorb part of the tariff themselves and (c) British manufacturers don’t take the opportunity to put their own prices up. I appreciate that some or all of these assumptions may prove to be false.
What I am really interested in is how much buyers of European motorhomes love them so much that they would be prepared to pay such a large additional premium. Please don’t stray beyond this and argue the merits or otherwise of Brexit or I’ll be in trouble!
So, Euro van lovers, how deep is your love for them?
sending me to Coventry. Although, as a Coventrian, a free trip home is not entirely unwelcome!
It is reported that Merkel and Macron now oppose the transitional arrangement that the U.K. government has proposed. This raises the real possibility of us leaving without a deal and of tariffs being imposed on the import of continental motorhomes. This would probably be at the rate of 10% , being the rate applicable to imports from non-EU countries. The import tariff is also subject to VAT, meaning that the effective tax rate is 12%. On a typical new van price of £60,000 this adds £7,200 to the price.
My question is, how many of you would be prepared to accept such a price increase and still buy a continental motorhome rather than a British one? For the purposes only of this exercise, I would assume that (a) there are no additional price increases arising from a further fall in the value of Sterling (b) continental manufacturers don’t absorb part of the tariff themselves and (c) British manufacturers don’t take the opportunity to put their own prices up. I appreciate that some or all of these assumptions may prove to be false.
What I am really interested in is how much buyers of European motorhomes love them so much that they would be prepared to pay such a large additional premium. Please don’t stray beyond this and argue the merits or otherwise of Brexit or I’ll be in trouble!
So, Euro van lovers, how deep is your love for them?