wrote:
Richard J. wrote [re the London Pass]:

Note that in very small print it says that they will add
17.5% tax (meaning VAT, I assume) to the quoted prices.
Presenting consumer prices in this way is not regarded as
good practice in the UK.

If you get [a London Pass] with travel included, you will pay
£38 (including tax*) for the travel element ....

* VAT is not payable on public transport fares, so I don't see
how they can justify this. I've mailed them (the Leisure Pass
Group) about this.

According to Trading Standards it is infact a criminal offence to
show a price to the a consumer which does not include VAT (except
in some circumstances). See


http://www.tradingstandards.gov.uk/c...dv087-0100.txt

and

http://www.hmso.gov.uk/si/si2004/20040102.htm

Those references don't seem to define "product" but they exempt
"products which are supplied in the course of the provision of a
service". Perhaps the London Pass comes comes under this exemption,
since transport or entrance to museums are services. This would also
explain how airlines can get away with offering fares at £10 or
whatever, excluding various taxes and supplements in a highly misleading
way.
--
Richard J.
(to e-mail me, swap uk and yon in address)