My basis for the £5 argument is that all over Europe the price is less than this and they can be reached for under £50.
If i whacked 6 months worth of cigarettes on a 0% card it would cost £750 + £100 travel.
Buying the same amoutn here would cost almost £1300.
Sadly very true. In fact, Ryanscare are doing £8.99 airfares at the minute, so even with their extortionate hidden costs you could circumvent the taxes so cheaply that it becomes farcical.
Seems like the government missed a beat with being able to take home thousands of cigarettes legally without having to pay UK duty on them. I sometimes wonder if the taxes are inflated here to cover the revenue loss (or at least perceived revenue loss) of people buying them cheaper in the EU.