Hmm, well I was playing devils advocate on that point - we brits are brought up on healthy sarcasm.

to be honest my gripe is with regard to the US spec mains adaptor, not the taxes / duties etc.

carplayer.com seem to take great pride in stating

*** despatched just as sonic blue shipiped it ***

which should read :

*** despatched just as sonic blue shipped it providing you are in the US, otherwise you get what you are given, which may or may not work, either way we dont care ***

What is my case for litigation ?
( In anticipation of a "you should have read the small print")