Originally Posted by
jphripjah
Well, the link above says that personal hand baggage placed in the cabin is exempt.
You seem missing the keyword "light".
Originally Posted by
christep
Yes, but "personal hand baggage" is defined as (more or less) cabin baggage size, so anything bigger in the car can be charged. For example, sometimes a large suitcase is strapped into the front passenger seat if the boot is full. That would be chargeable.
Actually, the existing law does not define "personal hand baggage" clearly.
Given that air travel is different from ground transportation, I would say it really depends on the driver accepting cabin baggage as "personal hand baggage".