Figured I’d check here as I know a bunch of you ahve bought cars from out of state. Does the TSA give you a hard time carrying on license plates?
As in a “could be used to make a weapon” kinda deal?
I flew with a carry on including:
Headunit and a bunch of wiring
V1
GPS
Laptop
License plate
And maybe 1-2 shirts.
No problem at all. Didn’t even get inspected.
Yea. or a “you should have checked that” kinda deal
word, good deal
my fiances brother just flew back to NC with plates in is carry on…No issues
Just don’t sharpen the edge of the plate knife sharp and you’ll be fine.
Just did some research on google, seems like it’s not an issue.
Thats what I’m reading as well. :tup:
My carry on one time had a socket set kit, swivel ratcheting crescent wrenches, and an ohm-reader along with some clothes. They scanned it and asked me to open it. They looked at me like I was retarded, but let me on. W/E…
Not like a plate is going to cause more damage then a pen in the eye would.
I was just on the TSA website, reading what is prohibited… Some of it makes me picard.
If someone gets stabbed on a plane with a license plate, I’ll laugh my ass off.
As long as the licence plate isn’t hiding three pounds of shrooms’ I think you’ll be fine.
Thats what the fake bottom in my suitcase is for.
I flew with a lighter in my pocket from Buffalo to Chicago to Houston and all the way back.
WTF?!?! THEY LET ME KEEP MY LIGHTER?!
There isnt enough metal in a lighter to set off the detector. I flew with one to vegas and back no problems before. Just make sure you have NOTHING else in your pockets/on you that might set it off.
For the unsure:
First answer is carry on second is check on…
Box Cutters No Yes
Ice Axes/Ice Picks No Yes
Knives - except for plastic or round bladed butter knives No Yes
Meat Cleavers No Yes
Razor-Type Blades - such as box cutters, utility knives, razor blades not in a cartridge, but excluding safety razors. No Yes
Sabers No Yes
Scissors - metal with pointed tips and blades shorter than four inches Yes Yes
Swords No Yes
Baseball Bats No Yes
Bows and Arrows No Yes
Cricket Bats No Yes
Golf Clubs No Yes
Hockey Sticks No Yes
Lacrosse Sticks No Yes
Pool Cues No Yes
Ski Poles No Yes
Spear Guns No Yes
Axes and Hatchets No Yes
Cattle Prods No Yes
Crowbars No Yes
Hammers No Yes
Drills and drill bits (including cordless portable power drills) No Yes
Saws (including cordless portable power saws) No Yes
Tools (greater than seven inches in length) No Yes
Tools (seven inches or less in length) Yes Yes
Screwdrivers (seven inches or less in length) Yes Yes
Wrenches and Pliers (seven inches or less in length) Yes Yes
Billy Clubs No Yes
Black Jacks No Yes
Brass Knuckles No Yes
Kubatons No Yes
Martial Arts Weapons No Yes
Night Sticks No Yes
Nunchakus No Yes
Stun Guns/Shocking Devices No Yes
Throwing Stars No Yes
Blasting Caps No No
Dynamite No No
Fireworks No No
Flares (in any form) No No
Hand Grenades No No
Plastic Explosives No No
Realistic Replicas of Explosives No No
Aerosol (any except for personal care or toiletries in limited quantities) No No
Fuels (including cooking fuels and any flammable liquid fuel) No No
Gasoline No No
Gas Torches No No
Lighter Fluid No No
http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtravel/prohibited/permitted-prohibited-items.shtm
For the unsure:
First answer is carry on second is check on…
Box Cutters No Yes
Ice Axes/Ice Picks No Yes
Knives - except for plastic or round bladed butter knives No Yes
Meat Cleavers No Yes
Razor-Type Blades - such as box cutters, utility knives, razor blades not in a cartridge, but excluding safety razors. No Yes
Sabers No Yes
Scissors - metal with pointed tips and blades shorter than four inches Yes Yes
Swords No Yes
Baseball Bats No Yes
Bows and Arrows No Yes
Cricket Bats No Yes
Golf Clubs No Yes
Hockey Sticks No Yes
Lacrosse Sticks No Yes
Pool Cues No Yes
Ski Poles No Yes
Spear Guns No Yes
Axes and Hatchets No Yes
Cattle Prods No Yes
Crowbars No Yes
Hammers No Yes
Drills and drill bits (including cordless portable power drills) No Yes
Saws (including cordless portable power saws) No Yes
Tools (greater than seven inches in length) No Yes
Tools (seven inches or less in length) Yes Yes
Screwdrivers (seven inches or less in length) Yes Yes
Wrenches and Pliers (seven inches or less in length) Yes Yes
Billy Clubs No Yes
Black Jacks No Yes
Brass Knuckles No Yes
Kubatons No Yes
Martial Arts Weapons No Yes
Night Sticks No Yes
Nunchakus No Yes
Stun Guns/Shocking Devices No Yes
Throwing Stars No Yes
Blasting Caps No No
Dynamite No No
Fireworks No No
Flares (in any form) No No
Hand Grenades No No
Plastic Explosives No No
Realistic Replicas of Explosives No No
Aerosol (any except for personal care or toiletries in limited quantities) No No
Fuels (including cooking fuels and any flammable liquid fuel) No No
Gasoline No No
Gas Torches No No
Lighter Fluid No No
http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtravel/prohibited/permitted-prohibited-items.shtm
I asked the officers at 2 airports while showing them the lighter, to see if I could keep it. They both said yes.
i think they will let you take 1 lighter, but not more than one. i know it doesn’t make sense, that’s just what i was told by a tsa employee. i’ll get a definitive answer about the license plates for you tomorrow, although it sounds like you’ll be fine.
can you bring a parachute as a carry on?