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Charged vat

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lucie333 · 18/07/2023 17:54

I went toy shop with my son, & they added £8 vat on top of my total. I've never paid vat separately it's always included in the price of the items already. Do some shops charge separately?

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PriamFarrl · 18/07/2023 17:59

Sometimes they will split it on the receipt but the price remains the same.

So the shelf ticket says £10
and then the receipt says:
Toy £8
VAT £2

Total £10.

AndIKnewYouMeantIt · 18/07/2023 17:58

So the shelf said £40 and you were charged £48? That's more likely to be a coincidental misprice. Shops aren't allowed to display ex-VAT prices as the only price on a label according to the ASA.

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lucie333 · 18/07/2023 17:58

Sorry if I'm not explaining very well! They charged vat on top of the price of the items

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VWT5 · 18/07/2023 17:58

I believe the law in UK is that prices displayed have to include the VAT.
e.g if the toy had a price sticker on it - that is the total price, inclusive of VAT.

Whereas till receipts will show the breakdown of the good, plus the VAT.

rainbowunicorn · 18/07/2023 17:55

Do you mean that the receipt showed the vat separately or that the pricing on the items showed one thing and then they charged Vat on top of the price that was shown on the shelf ticket?