Nicos Posted September 18, 2007 Share Posted September 18, 2007 Just wondered if we can take the chainsaw over to France and bring it back without it being confiscated as a dangerous weapon??Would it be considered as much as a threat on a ferry as a penknife would be on a plane??? [:-))](......bearing in mind that the house rabbit is not allowed on the ferry incase he escapes and eats all the wood!!![blink]....)We've got a bit of gardening we'd like to sort out and it seems silly to hire one when we have a decent chainsaw in the UK.Any advice/experiences?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nearly Retired (I am now) Posted September 18, 2007 Share Posted September 18, 2007 I've made sure mine had no fuel in it and have done it several times. Nobody has ever looked though, so I don't know what they'd say if they found it. I always make sure it's deep in the depths of all the other stuff so a simple boot opening exercise won't detect it anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alane Posted September 18, 2007 Share Posted September 18, 2007 I've often taken mine through the tunnel and on the ferry. It usually sits on top in view and I've never had any problems even when the security people at the tunnel have opened the boot and seen it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevinmc Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 It's generally only frowned upon if you try to take it into the airplane cabin or the restaurant on the boat.However, the guys at the UK end of the tunnel are renonwned for asking the bleedin' obvious " So what's this for ,Sir "They won't stop you taking it though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Zoff Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 The power tools themselves didn't bother them. They just couldn't seem to understand why I had removed all but the driver's car seat. Very suspicious behaviour. "Ummm. It was so that I could fit all these tools in." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterCD Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 Never had a problem on the ferries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicos Posted September 20, 2007 Author Share Posted September 20, 2007 Sounds OK then ! ¬ Brill[:)]Should we empty the fuel then or not????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre ZFP Posted September 20, 2007 Share Posted September 20, 2007 Yeah, empty the tank, it just saves one more possible hassle and anyway its safer. Buy fresh fuel over here, 2-stroke oil is much cheaper here too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan Posted September 21, 2007 Share Posted September 21, 2007 In the unlikely event of someone reading this and thinking of bringing one over by air can I just add - don't, or at least check with the airline first. Most airlines prohibit the carriage of any device containing an internal combustion engine (supposedly due to the risk of combustion due to residual fuel in the tank). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Zoff Posted September 21, 2007 Share Posted September 21, 2007 You should certainly drain the fuel if taking any engine-powered tools on a ferry. They might not check (see below) but I wouldn't risk having to do this on the quay-side - they will almost certainly send you out of the port to do it.What surprised me was they looked through the glove compartment, etc in case I was hiding a pen-knife (they specifically asked me if I had a pen-knife) but took little notice of the power tools, chain-saw, hedge trimmer, etc and, perhaps more to the point (no pun intended), a four foot axe, various hand-saws and a box of chisels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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