Is it true you can't take fuel cans over to isle of man, even empty ones?

You can take empty cans and they aren't bothered if they come back with fuel in, but you can't take fuel over in cans. If they find it you'll have to dispose of it.

Whilst we're on about the Isle of Man, I have a place booked on the ferry to the Manx 2 day that I don't need now thanks to a broken collarbone. Depart Friday 26th 2.15pm Heysham - Douglas, leave Douglas 8.45am Monday. Booked for a LWB Sprinter plus driver. PM me if interested.

every time ive been over they always have a good look in the back of my van,its not worth the hassle.

You can take empty cans and they aren't bothered if they come back with fuel in, but you can't take fuel over in cans. If they find it you'll have to dispose of it.

Why do they care? Just trying to force local sales?

What's not the hazzle?

Sounds like a little boost fwiw for the local economy. Pity we didn't take the same stance with migrants.

Yeah, don't bring cans full of petrol. Empty ones are fine though.

Their justification is an additional health and safety risk having lots of extra fuel, even though most of us locals fill up our cars/vans on the back to the ferry.

Woody - Thats a shame you got injured, get fit and come back next year! For a small charge you might be able to amend your sailings to next year instead of losing them. Worth a try.

I thought you couldn't take empty cans? But you can?? Need hide them?

I thought you couldn't take empty cans? But you can?? Need hide them?

Empty cans are fine, yes, so no need to hide them

As are full cans on the way back home....

Edited August 17, 201115 yr by Woody

Why do they care? Just trying to force local sales?

It used to be worse years ago. Bikers going to the TT had the petrol syphoned out of their tanks at the docks before the bikes were allowed on the ferry (not sure if this happened to cars as well) Just enough was left in to get to a fuel station when on the island.

Woody - Thats a shame you got injured, get fit and come back next year! For a small charge you might be able to amend your sailings to next year instead of losing them. Worth a try.

Hadn't thought of that, I'll give them a try.

The real shame of it was that I did it whilst showing a bit of consideration for a couple of walkers coming towards me inbetween sections across a field. I was moving over to the edge of the field to give them a wide berth out of consideration, hit something hidden in the grass and BANG, was off before I knew it. I was half chat in top gear so motoring a bit, ended up about 30 feet from the bike, face down and facing the way I'd just come. Result - bruised, dazed and a collarbone in 4 pieces and neither the bloke or his bitch wife bothered to stop to see if I was ok - and they were only 20 feet away when they passed me lying on the floor. And my mate who came upon this carnage reckoned the bloke was taking pictures of me crawling on all fours, so I could be featured on the ramblers assc. website satisfying his perverse humour... (walker's not my mates... maybe) So the result of considering others is never finished one of my favourite trials, missing the Nostalgia and Manx and quite possibly the Manx Classic as well if it isn't anywhere near fixed in 3 weeks. Probably not.

Have to add though that most walkers I've come across in all the years I've been riding have been fine, only the odd exception like these two. Last Miller round in Pately Bridge, a group of about 20 saw me coming up a track and waited a couple of minutes and held the gate open for me. Opposite extremes eh.

Woody you need to find the website the pics may be posted on.

Can't be many sites dedicated to walking through the country side??

What's not the hazzle?

trying to get rid of petrol.

If anyone from the Steam Racket is watching I've definitely never had full cans hidden, then had a couple of empty ones near the back door to show them if they look, nope, never ever done that before