‘Guitar exports used to take 48 hrs – after Brexit it’s three weeks’

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c511wdnyjq9o

by heslooooooo

10 comments

  1. > A man who makes high-end guitars says Brexit has meant exporting his instruments has gone from 48 hours to three weeks.
    > Steve Toon added the process has gone from costing £60 to £240 with his hand-crafted items often turning up late and “trashed”.
    > “It’s become actually quite difficult to trade. My European sales have dropped off by 50%,” he said.
    > […]
    > Mr Toon **does not want Britain to rejoin the EU, or even the single market**. He just wants politicians to come up with a plan to get his guitars across the channel in under a month.

    Hmmm…

  2. He just wants politicians to come up with a plan to get his guitars across the channel in under a month.

    Translation: I voted for Brexit. But rather than admit I was wrong and ask for the thing that would actually achieve this, I want politicians come up with a plan based upon feelings and ensuring I’m not embarrassed, rather than something that will work.

  3. Just curious for those in the know, but what additional checks would a guitar be subject to that would add such a huge amount of time? I could probably order from China and the US and it wouldn’t take that long.

  4. What’s he complaining about?

    If he doesn’t want to rejoin and improve his business, he already got what he probably voted for.

    Just because it hasn’t worked out how he imagined , but exactly as most knew it would, is nobody’s fault but that of Brexiteers.

    Something, something, red white and blue, unicorns, unicorns oven ready, best deal ever, theyneedusmorethanweneedthem.

  5. So many years on we know Brexit was f’ed up. We just need to get on with it now ..no point dragging up the pain! 💯

  6. I got mine from Germany in 3 days, maybe he should try something different.

  7. But surely Brexit opened up the whole world for him?
    Sure his sales to Europe, his geographically closest market, have fallen off a cliff but don’t they buy guitars in India, China and Australia? He should be raking it in with all the opportunities now open to him right?

  8. I’m not sure how you can blame Brexit if inadequate packing means you goods are damaged enroute

  9. He’s clearly doing something wrong then. I ship goods all over Europe that land next day without fail every time. Shipping costs are also pretty much the same as what they were 5 years ago.

    Nonsensical bullshit.

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