Chip

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Im flying to pick up a car tomorrow and would like to chuck a satnav in my hand luggage to take with me, any restrictions on this that anyone is aware?

UK internal flight.

alistairolsen

Nothing I know of, but Id imagine if you were sat with it turned on theyd have something to say.

Maria.

You can take it on there with you honey as long as it is kept switched off!

STUCOS

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Chip as said above,as long as switched off,it,s ok,where are you collcting car from

cheeRS stu

DazS1Turbo

Google is your friend....................

Hate it when people post things to ask a question and hide behind that but infact they really want people to know what they are doing

Nick-T

You'll be fine with Sat Nav, I fly quite regularly with one. It's when you have a 12v to 240v power inverter in your bag that they ask questions...

Chip

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Google is your friend for stuff that doesnt change very often, its virtually imposisble to "date" a lot of the results so when you get conflicting pages back its hard to know which to take notice of, so just wanted to know if someone had recent experience of it, why the fuck would I care if people know what im doing or not when its something as dull as going and collecting a car for someone? Hell its not even an interesting car its a 2.0 vauxhall vectra

foreigneRS

no need chip, the plane probably has autopilot and the pilot probably knows where he's going

Chip

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Maria, Stu, Nick

Thanks for that, didnt want to get to the airport and get told to leave it behind

Fil

get a window seat, and crack it on, got 530mph on my phone before!

suprisingly the plane didnt crash

Chip

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Fil

not mine but you get the idea

Physio

Properly funny

Benni

I would of agreed with you, had he said 'I am going to see the Queen, I am one of 2 people in the whole world going'. But, to collect a car?

Benni.

Chip

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Clearly Daz is easily impressed.


I'll post some pics of the vectra for you later daz, its over a grands worth, and has LPG powered loveliness, so its a pretty special one

Benni

Any chance you could post us some pictures of the rear drums? Put a can of coke next to them so we can see for real just how big they are.

Benni.

dunketh

When the stewardess comes over the tannoy announcing the pilot and copilot have fainted you'll be able to step up. "Have no fear, I have sat nav!"

Luca

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Fuck the car Chip, we want a postcard from your holiday bound destination

Must be exotic if your flying there after all.

Chip

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wayaye man, its sound as a pound like

Luca

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Its far quicker by Byker byker byker Grove.....






YEAH!

pa_sjo

There's no technical reason you can't have one, even at take-off... but no doubt some jobsworth somewhere will stick their boot in to can it.

silky16v

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what you bloody buying now

Chip

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Not mine Matt, jsut picking up an LPG vectra for a mate of mine.

Although could do with one myself too with current diesel prices

WD Pro

I have a hand held Garmin and have had no problems (with it turned on).

The first time I used it (on BA) I asked the stewardess (sp?) and she said it was OK as I had asked and she knew where I was sat if there was any interferance issues. I think she just liked me

I have never asked since and been OK, you get a few funny looks and one stewardess asked me to turn my phone off, when I told her it was a GPS she didnt mind.

Just cover your arse and ask them before you turn it on. unless you have a window seat and clip it to the visor there useless on a plane anyway. Even with a window seat make sure it knows where it is before you take off otherwise mine struggles to suss it out when allready travelling at 500 mph

WD

Jim Galbally

how can it interfere?

GPS is a receiver only, not a transmitter

Chip

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I dont have ANY interest in turning it on until im on my way home anyway, just wasnt sure if electrical gizmos were allowed in hand luggage or if they thought that meant you were trying to blow the plane up.

Benni

You was just bragging and wanted everyone to know you owned a Sat Nav.

Benni.

Tangodeltasierra3

some thick gets on here

Chip

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Its a really posh one, cost me 99 quid in tescos, and sometimes it even works

pa_sjo

That was where I was coming from.. but no doubt some idiot somewhere will rule against it!! Never mind the fact the plane has multiple GPS receivers onboard!

Benni

Anyone could see why you would want to show it off then...

Benni.

Red16

The North East has many exotic destinations where abouts you picking it up from chip?

JayCC

as far as i know, anything with batteries in has to be shown to be working?
i may be wrong, but i've known this has been the case in the past.