Penance I paid all duty and import costs due.
At the time, this totalled the same price as the only ‘bricks and mortar’ seller in the UK who had just stopped selling them. My understanding is that if you’re in the UK the absolute best thing to do is buy direct from ACS.
If the base price has gone up, the total price will have gone up - obviously.
The steam issue seems to be inconsistent pressure/ performance but for a number of reasons I won’t go into here I’ve not bottomed it out yet.