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hendrix
06-06-10, 09:53 PM
Anyone know if you can take a laptop in your hand luggage when going abroad??
Cheers
Nova_Tek
06-06-10, 09:55 PM
Yep, I've taken one a few times, dad always takes his laptop everywhere he goes, and my mum took one last time she went abroad. Nothing said, was all fine.
Jack
06-06-10, 09:56 PM
I've taken some on work trips in hand luggage too.
hendrix
06-06-10, 10:05 PM
charger too?
:thumb:
Stuart
06-06-10, 10:05 PM
I've taken a Laptop, ecu's, reflashing tools, surface mount components on reels and masses of cables in hand luggage once..... not a single comment
hendrix
06-06-10, 10:08 PM
excellent cheers stu :)
General Baxter
06-06-10, 10:09 PM
I've taken a Laptop, ecu's, reflashing tools, surface mount components on reels and masses of cables in hand luggage once..... not a single comment

but if you had a bottle of pop, your babys milk lol
Nova_Tek
06-06-10, 10:11 PM
charger too?
:thumb:

I've taken the battery too mate.

I've also taken a whole box of 12 Krispy Kreme doughnuts too. Yum! lol
Lee
06-06-10, 10:19 PM
Aye, you'll just be asked to remove it from your bag when you go through security.
Nova_Tek
06-06-10, 10:23 PM
^ Yeah, I believe it's to check for Pr0n lol
kelbelle
07-06-10, 07:10 PM
Yeah If you are going to America they are really strict about taking your laptop out of your hand luggage ready for inspection. New york baggage check is one of the scariest things ive ever experience. Talk about on a power trip!!!
hendrix
07-06-10, 11:19 PM
they seriously want you to boot it up and stuff?
I could be there a while....lol
blue_peg_16v
08-06-10, 12:01 AM
ive taken mine before no problems
mowgli
08-06-10, 12:06 AM
the hardest thing i found in US customs was keeping my mouth shut when the man from the dept of agriculture asked 'any fruit or vegetables sir???' i just had to walk on by shaking my head, with this little demon inside my yelling 'oooh yes, have you any bananas????'
Jack
08-06-10, 12:08 PM
Yeah If you are going to America they are really strict about taking your laptop out of your hand luggage ready for inspection.
Every airport security gate I've been through has been like that.

I do recall the security guy in St Kitts made me take my 450d out the bag and turn it on, he looked confused at all the display on the back. Dunno if he was expecting to see all my holiday cough I mean work snaps or what lol
L14MNP
08-06-10, 02:50 PM
Best not show them this (http://www.thecleverest.com/countdown.swf) then. lol
sleeperluv
08-06-10, 05:26 PM
If you have a screen saver which is a bit tasty lets say a pic of a certain page 3 model. sometimes from experenice they ask you to switch it on know on a blokes point of view it can be alright but when the security/customs officer is a, man hating dyke! it can be a..........................