Well,
Keygrip, having made enquiries the deal is no longer quite as tempting. It seems that in addition to airfreight I'll be liable in the UK to 12% duty, 17.5% VAT and an admin fee.
Even so, many thanks for having gone to the trouble of finding out. Much appreciated.
rustle I couldn't agree with you more. However, by consulting different sources and using different media you can get a different perspective on a subject.
Flyer and Pprune forums - belt and braces, eh?
That said my first impression was that Pprune was mainly US postings - but I was probably mistaken.