kingqueen
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In a routine security search entering a Court building this morning (I'm prosecuting a case) the security staff confiscated my Carriage, Bell and Heater key on the grounds that they are illegal for members of the public to have. He then called the head of security as a result.
Er, no. There are many places that sell them online, including some that do so with no checks - e.g. https://www.unipartrailexpress.com/product.aspx?66 £5.94 + VAT and delivery, https://www.rivval.com/Product.aspx?p=RP00179/35 13.37+VAT and delivery.
I use mine to get into our binyard: we had a problem with people dumping rubbish in it (some driven from another town to do so, they left envelopes in it...) and we're all disabled so a conventional key is difficult for many people. A door handle with the handle removed, so to speak, and a nice chunky carriage key that's easy to grip and self locates in the hole, is pretty accessible whilst still forming a basic barrier / inconvenience to fly tippers.
If I was to use the key to access things on the railway (which of course I don't) that would be different, or for that matter if I used it as some form of knuckle duster... But just possessing one can't be illegal, surely?
Mind you, the same security once confiscated our (female) barrister's safety razor (she'd stayed at a local hotel overnight) as a potential offensive weapon, and also my USB-powered fan...
Er, no. There are many places that sell them online, including some that do so with no checks - e.g. https://www.unipartrailexpress.com/product.aspx?66 £5.94 + VAT and delivery, https://www.rivval.com/Product.aspx?p=RP00179/35 13.37+VAT and delivery.
I use mine to get into our binyard: we had a problem with people dumping rubbish in it (some driven from another town to do so, they left envelopes in it...) and we're all disabled so a conventional key is difficult for many people. A door handle with the handle removed, so to speak, and a nice chunky carriage key that's easy to grip and self locates in the hole, is pretty accessible whilst still forming a basic barrier / inconvenience to fly tippers.
If I was to use the key to access things on the railway (which of course I don't) that would be different, or for that matter if I used it as some form of knuckle duster... But just possessing one can't be illegal, surely?
Mind you, the same security once confiscated our (female) barrister's safety razor (she'd stayed at a local hotel overnight) as a potential offensive weapon, and also my USB-powered fan...