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I recently bought a quad from Spain and had to pay the delivery company before they'd hand it over. Basically if the total value is over £135 (converted from EUR at a rate the delivery company decide) you have to pay VAT (20%) and then there's an additional customs fee of 2.5% on top of that. For me this came to about £50 but then UPS chucked on their own "processing" fee of a tenner on top which was nice of them... I'm still happy I did it as I love the kite - but it is a bit of a cost I'd forgotten about 🤦‍♂️

Ah that's perfect thanks! I did wonder if there was anywhere to buy cheaper blemished ones too (I can see they're available sometimes in the US stores). I managed to find both halves of the rod too so I was tempted to try ferruling it and see how it lasted - I see they sell the solid parts for that too. I'm based near Hampstead Heath at the moment but was wondering about trying out Blackheath - hadn't realised the Decorators were from there! It was seeing them display when I was young that made me first want a quad. Dunstable Downs looks good too. I don't have a car at the moment and looks a bit of a trek by public transport but you never know!

Hey all! Bit of a long time lurker on this forum now and then - enjoyed all the advice here. Finally time to register as I have a question! I've had an old Rev EXP for absolutely ages (I think some 20 years now) and recently decided to spoil myself and get a new custom made quad from someone in Spain. The kite is amazing, however in my eagerness to fly it I took it out it slightly strong (and pretty gusty) conditions and managed to shatter one of the verticals mid-air putting it through some rapid turns. I've suddenly realised I have no clue where is a good deal to get new rods from - the set that came with it were skyshark and briefly looking online I'm not finding a lot of options in the UK that don't seem to be quite expensive. What do people recommend? Is there a good alternative? I'd be keen to get both a light and heavy set. Thanks!