Well allow me to respond
"in your post you clearly state tools of the trade therefore I rest my case"
yes to say your wrong they are not personal items, if you use them for work vat/duty is due.
I only said on the other thread,and i quote
"Your pulling my leg, your truckmount generate 110volts thats something i have never seen on any trukmount, a generator and one else familar with that on steamway machines?"
That's more of a question to others, not really calling you a liar is it?
Personally I think it's a great idea, warm pies/pot noddels from a microwave in the van, mmmmmmmm pies!
"it appears you have no idea of me or the situation I am in"
Yes I have absolutly no idea at all, you could be lightly coated in butter and have a lifetime subscription to Weasel & Duck Hunting Weekly, and I would not know it , your profile is a little spartan.
But advising people that you don't pay duty or vat on goods and forgetting to mention you have dual citizenship & moved here from the us, and then filling In the C3 for personal?? goods is also being a bit presumptious? thinking that everyone else can do the same.
What if someone got a fine if you advice turns out to be incorrect for the average UK resident carpet cleaner, ( which I think it is) and then you said ahh but it's different for me I came from the US, and can use this special form C3. Bet you would'nt pay the backdated vat for them.
I think that over 95% of the people using this forum would be ineligable to do what you have done, and even then think your on shaky ground. And buy questioning your statement we have all found out information that if you had disclosed eariler may have saved time asking questions.
P.s How do you think I know about these things, maybe because I live round the corner from the Customs, and therefore play things very straight when I'm importing machinary. They are however handy for advice though.
But guess you would'nt know that or that I have a subscription to albino fighting ferrets of the world!