"Official estimates are that just 70 pence in every £100 is fraudulent"

To paraphrase the words of Mandy Rice-Davies "Well they would, wouldn't they".

Official "estimates" - Do you honestly expect any "Official" investigating their own departments standards, procedures and performance to come out with anything that would indicate they are doing anything other than a superb job!!! How naive can you get Stevieboy?? Had they done the job that you would like to make us think that they had done there would have been no bloody "estimate" about it they should have been able to tell to the penny the exact figure and extent of the abuse. The "Public" conception I would venture is not far from the mark.

Wriggle all you like Bridge tax avoidance by applying existing Government set rules to your own benefit is perfectly legal.