3 ms·
Regarding [2], I asked a copper in Liverpool about this. The passport office threatened to call the police when I turned up with a french folding-knife on my ke
by fatboy 6y ago
Regarding [2], I asked a copper in Liverpool about this. The passport office threatened to call the police when I turned up with a french folding-knife on my keychain. I was annoyed enough to go ask someone.
He said my reason of "I need it to cut the tomatoes for my sandwich" was good enough.
There's also the comment David Cameron made about that aspect of the law:
"Police must exercise common sense. This is about kitchen knives being stuffed down the front of tracksuits" [1]
But it does feel a bit like one of those laws that can be applied selectively to get people if the police really want to.
https://police.community/topic/272735-jail-knife-carriers-says-cameron/ https://police.community/topic/272735-jail-knife-carriers-sa...
- Lio 6y agoYeah you're taking a gamble on the good will of the police officer that searches you. The way it was explained to me was, you take lock knife to and from a fishing trip but you can't divert to the local super market on the way. Interestingly your car counts as a public place so you can't just leave a Leatherman in the glovebox (either locker or unlocked) for emergencies. A Swiss Army knife with a sub 3" friction folding blade won't break that rule. I think the only places you can't really take one are the airport or a football match. You still can't wave one about like a nob but that's a different set of laws.