People tend to forget that one little part of the reason that this country is in a mess is because of tax dodgers and benefit frauds.
The only difference is that within the last 12 months I've probably collected 40k+ in vat, a fair few k on paye and been raped on my tax.
Just a small fact. The new laws are, you must register at the time of opening your business.There is no 3 months grace to register even if you only earn 5 quid a year.