Campervan equipment

[Sallie R]

Apologies for simplistic question from a first timer. Does the no glass policy include china drinking mugs in a campervan?  ( I  understand the glass policy includes campers ) Thanks for any help

[Rufus Gwertigan]

1 hour ago, Sallie R said:

Apologies for simplistic question from a first timer. Does the no glass policy include china drinking mugs in a campervan?  ( I  understand the glass policy includes campers ) Thanks for any help

Alot depends on the security on the day. Some of them don't use common sense and will adhere to the rules to the letter. I have seen some bizarre and benign things confiscated in the past. Basically you should be OK if they are stowed away.

[Sallie R]

43 minutes ago, Rufus Gwertigan said:

Alot depends on the security on the day. Some of them don't use common sense and will adhere to the rules to the letter. I have seen some bizarre and benign things confiscated in the past. Basically you should be OK if they are stowed away.

Thank you. Sharp knives??

[BlueDaze]

I have been in CV East for more than 10 years and no-one has ever confiscated my cup of tea or carted me off for cutting a bacon sandwich.

[Sallie R]

😂😂Thanks

[Rufus Gwertigan]

3 hours ago, BlueDaze said:

I have been in CV East for more than 10 years and no-one has ever confiscated my cup of tea or carted me off for cutting a bacon sandwich.

I have worked at the confiscations shed for a few years. How the security works baffles me. You get people that obviously live in their vehicle having minor things removed. One year I never forget (2009) they wanted to remove all the tools from a guy that was a mechanic. It was one of those big red things with all the drawers. Eventually we came to a compromise that he locks it and leaves the key with us.

We used to get a lot of grief from people that had glass bottles confiscated yet their neighbours hadn't. As I mentioned it is down to security on the day.

[BlueDaze]

11 minutes ago, Rufus Gwertigan said:

I have worked at the confiscations shed for a few years. How the security works baffles me. You get people that obviously live in their vehicle having minor things removed. One year I never forget (2009) they wanted to remove all the tools from a guy that was a mechanic. It was one of those big red things with all the drawers. Eventually we came to a compromise that he locks it and leaves the key with us.

We used to get a lot of grief from people that had glass bottles confiscated yet their neighbours hadn't. As I mentioned it is down to security on the day.

indeed... They state not to take glass and people should respect that...

most times the security checkpoint guys have just asked if we had any glass on board.. but a couple of times someone has scrambled over all the gear we have on the caravan floor (awning, tests etc..) and gone thru cupboards..

Never questioned my teacups or knives though...

[robin]

1 hour ago, Rufus Gwertigan said:

I have worked at the confiscations shed for a few years. How the security works baffles me. You get people that obviously live in their vehicle having minor things removed. One year I never forget (2009) they wanted to remove all the tools from a guy that was a mechanic. It was one of those big red things with all the drawers. Eventually we came to a compromise that he locks it and leaves the key with us.

We used to get a lot of grief from people that had glass bottles confiscated yet their neighbours hadn't. As I mentioned it is down to security on the day.

We had a plastic 40 pint (?) barrel of cider confiscated one year in addition to several additional smaller plastic jugs of Thatchers as they didn't believe it was for our own consumption. They only left us with a fraction of our supply. 

Went back to them the next day and the lady on the confiscated shed apologised for whoever had been working the day before and helped us cart it back to our camper van. 

[Rufus Gwertigan]

8 minutes ago, robin said:

We had a plastic 40 pint (?) barrel of cider confiscated one year in addition to several additional smaller plastic jugs of Thatchers as they didn't believe it was for our own consumption. They only left us with a fraction of our supply. 

Went back to them the next day and the lady on the confiscated shed apologised for whoever had been working the day before and helped us cart it back to our camper van. 

Well I hope you were treated well 🙂