.co.uk vs .com - UK Business Forums

I know its a good idea to get both domains if possible but I've found a domain that I'd like but only the .co.uk is available. The .com version just goes to a page saying,

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I could probably contact the owner of that site, but if worse comes to worse is it a bad situation to only own the .co.uk? Personally I presume when someone gives me an URL that its .com? Despite .co.uk probably being better for UK businesses, but still surely its a good idea to have the .com and redirect to .co.uk

What are your views on this?

Cheers.

Source: http://www.ukbusinessforums.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=275212

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