sprostongreen Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 What's the deal with these? Heard a few folk saying cars get stopped and searched on the way there any way of avoiding them or is it just your luck if you get stopped? and how thorough are these searches, sniffer dogs etc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elbear Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parkylad Posted June 7, 2011 Report Share Posted June 7, 2011 there was a thread about this last year and from what i can remember people were sayin it was random thorough searches but could easily be bullshit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marlon dingle Posted June 7, 2011 Report Share Posted June 7, 2011 Na they do stop "random" cars. And by random I mean cars that look like boy racers and are usually full with 5 people in them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theampersanddevil Posted June 7, 2011 Report Share Posted June 7, 2011 Don't know about the car thing, but sniffer dogs at the gate last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lyndie__loo Posted June 7, 2011 Report Share Posted June 7, 2011 Think the car searches are pretty random. Couple of my mates were stopped on the way home from the festival last year and the police did a pretty thorough search, shoes and socks of etc. Dont know if they would take the time to do this on the way into the festival though? Last year there was sniffer dogs at the entrance to the site, where you get given your wristbands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasabianite Posted June 7, 2011 Report Share Posted June 7, 2011 The sniffer dogs are there to put the shits up people more than anything, you're gonna have to have a helluva stash on you for the dogs to go mental Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMcCole Posted June 7, 2011 Report Share Posted June 7, 2011 (edited) What's the deal with these? Heard a few folk saying cars get stopped and searched on the way there any way of avoiding them or is it just your luck if you get stopped? Edited June 7, 2011 by RMcCole Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skateboardc Posted June 7, 2011 Report Share Posted June 7, 2011 The sniffer dogs are there to put the shits up people more than anything, you're gonna have to have a helluva stash on you for the dogs to go mental Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasabianite Posted June 7, 2011 Report Share Posted June 7, 2011 You'd be surprised!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyelo Posted June 7, 2011 Report Share Posted June 7, 2011 There are obviously gonna be exceptions to the rule but the dogs are put there mainly as a deterrent, particularly given the fact they have drug amnesty bins!! Folk will get randomly stopped and searched, and some will get caught. But the vast majority of those caught or even stopped and searched will be nowt to do with the sniffer dogs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poleski Posted June 7, 2011 Report Share Posted June 7, 2011 My friend got pointed out by the dog last year. He didn't have anything on him but he did say he had been around hash a few days before etc. While he was in the tent someone else was caught by the dogs and he had hash on him. Don't know what my advice is with regards to it to be honest. It certainly seems like a risky idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angusiswan Posted June 7, 2011 Report Share Posted June 7, 2011 A guy spoke to my mate and I this week, said that he got searched last year. He was walking through the gates, and the dogs were going towards him, so started to swallow the drugs he had on him, and ran back to the carpark. After that, the next time he tried to go in he got strip-searched! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poleski Posted June 7, 2011 Report Share Posted June 7, 2011 A guy spoke to my mate and I this week, said that he got searched last year. He was walking through the gates, and the dogs were going towards him, so started to swallow the drugs he had on him, and ran back to the carpark. After that, the next time he tried to go in he got strip-searched! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theampersanddevil Posted June 7, 2011 Report Share Posted June 7, 2011 (edited) I have heard a few things as well, such as dogs get tired and can only be used for x amount of time. That, and if you take drugs wrap them up in sausages. Then you can say 'nah mate your dug must be hungry' lol (quite possibly the riskiest thing ever) Edited June 7, 2011 by theampersanddevil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themangus Posted June 7, 2011 Report Share Posted June 7, 2011 Anytime this kinda conversation comes up - i'm always reminded of RockNess & Howard Marks telling the story in Howards End about importing Lions Shit into the country. Sniffer dogs & police outside the house & the dog refusing to go inside: "Here pal, you's can go in if you want - but I can smell a f**king lion shit, I ain't going in there" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poleski Posted June 7, 2011 Report Share Posted June 7, 2011 Anytime this kinda conversation comes up - i'm always reminded of RockNess & Howard Marks telling the story in Howards End about importing Lions Shit into the country. Sniffer dogs & police outside the house & the dog refusing to go inside: "Here pal, you's can go in if you want - but I can smell a f**king lion shit, I ain't going in there" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marlon dingle Posted June 7, 2011 Report Share Posted June 7, 2011 I never understood the dogs at festivals rumour. Surely the dogs would just be going constantly mental at each and every single person that goes past? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poleski Posted June 7, 2011 Report Share Posted June 7, 2011 I never understood the dogs at festivals rumour. Surely the dogs would just be going constantly mental at each and every single person that goes past? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasabianite Posted June 7, 2011 Report Share Posted June 7, 2011 The people I seen getting nabbed at the entrance were actively avoiding the dogs ie looked dodgy as f*ck, never actually seen the dog 'pointing' somebody out. Was just nervous behaviour and undercovers nabbing them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RVM1989 Posted June 7, 2011 Report Share Posted June 7, 2011 Ive never seen any at the drop off point entrance but did hear there was some at the car parking entrance although it looks like this year everyone is going in the same way :S T in the park seems alot worse for them, i even seen dogs in the arena Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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