Royal Mail charges the same postage everywhere except the Channel Islands (according to their Price Finder), but of course some sellers want to use private courriers and those  won't miss an opportunity to charge more. It becomes problematic when Aberdeen is considered to be located in the "Highlands". And it gets ridiculous when people in southern England (Porthsmouth I think) are denied biddng because they share the same postal code as the Isle of Wight. All found in Ebay forums.

As for remote, up north they even have motorways and dual carriageways without passing places nowadays.

The lenses : of course I can clean any external dust or dirt but not internal since I'm not able to repair these devices : even if I had the knowledge I don't have the eyesight anymore. You can always send me a PM with your 'somewhere' findings, anything except the mummified cat in that dark corner.

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