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Thanks for that but we all know how the system works, it is very well rehearsed and even if you were not sure it is quite clear from their web site.
I was neither questioning the system, who gets the money, or who asks for it to be collected. Moreover given the cross border nature it makes very good sense.
I0 has understood exactly what I was getting at.
I was simply interested in:
1. Whether legally a charge can be made without a service being provided. Probably it can, although even with taxes in theory the tax authority can justify you ARE being provided with a service in return for the tax you pay. However, for a sector outside CAS at night you are NOT being provided with a service (even if you want one).
2. If you didnt pay, who will sue you? I reckon it will be Eurocontrol not NATS or whoever they are agents for, because IT IS Eurocontrol who issue the invoice. Could well be wrong of course.