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Hi everyone. This is sort of car related in that in relates to my trip to Cuba shortly where i will be looking at heaps of late fifties fords. Some guy who shall now be known as "knobstick" is insisting that when i fly into New York, American customs will cut the padlocks off my suitcase and have a look inside as part of their post 9-11 security. He reckons I should just not lock my suitcase when i shove it into a plane in Dublin! This all sounds really dodgy, has anyone flown into the United States recently and did you have any dramas with locks on your suitcases? (as i said this is barely car related, but this forum seems to attract some very helpful & knowledgable people!)
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I believe that no luggage is allowed to be locked even if you are just transiting the US. A friend of mine recently went to Canada and only stopped in LA or SF to change planes...their luggage wasn't allowed to have locks on it.
Cheers...Dave
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in march i was in canada and the usa, when i flew from canada to florida i had my bags locked and nothing was questioned. when i flew back from canada to sydney via the usa i not only had my bags locked but my friend had me bring back two metal boxes of c
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apparently if u put locks on your bags, they will cut the locks off iv been told
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Try this site it should be helpful:
http://smartraveller.gov.au/
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Thanks for your input guys, I've now learnt of a type of lock that is a combination type of lock that also has a keyhole that can only be opened by US customs officials. Apparently the keys are heavily secured and it's a safe way of locking everyone out o
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