And Iain Carse, the managing director of Ford in the Channel Islands, who came to Jersey six years ago after working in the trade in Kenya, Malaysia, Ireland and the UK, says that the tax has now been accepted as ‘part and parcel of the industry’ in the Island.
In contrast to views consistently expressed by the Jersey Motor Trades Federation, Mr Carse believes that the introduction of VRD has not made Jersey a special case and that the motor trade is fundamentally similar in all locations.
He said: ‘It is the same wherever you go.
The Channel Islands are not unique.
