mowcius:
I suspect there might be environmental reasons as well - the EU (and I know Britain isn't a part - but there'd have to be some spillover effects I would think) seems pretty harsh on surplus/junk electronics, at least from what I see from over here...
Yep you've got that bit right - you can't even buy stuff from the tip anymore...
Since when is the UK not part of the EU?
I thought the UK wasn't part of the EU countries...?
Ooops - my mistake - and apologies! For some reason, I thought the UK had decided (voted) to not be a part of the EU...
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