On 28 Feb 2011, at 17:12, marcos rebelo wrote: > On Mon, Feb 28, 2011 at 17:40, David Cantrell <da...@cantrell.org.uk> wrote: >> On Mon, Feb 28, 2011 at 02:04:13PM +0000, Dave Mitchell wrote: >> >>> Then there's 20% VAT on most things you buy. >> >> No there isn't. VAT is not charged on rent and mortgages, which is most >> peoples' biggest cost by far. Your second biggest cost will probably be >> travel. Public transport fares also have no VAT. > > How much is the Public Transport fares in London?
Depends how far out you live: http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tickets/14416.aspx And don't *ever* buy a cash ticket.