Originally Posted by
Henrytwothousandandtwo02
Pol123, ( OR ANYONE THAT KNOWS THE ANSWER) I’m a 16 year old coming back from Greece to England with a packet of cigarettes . I understand you’re allowed to take them legally , but like pol123, I don’t want my dad knowing . So can someone give me a straight up answer . Will my dad find out when I’m going through security ? Like if they see it in my bag will they take me to the side and question me or will they not care ? I’m fairly tall and look my age but I can’t be bothered to Ben caught and just want a legit straight up answer ( preferably from someone with experience )
1 packet? As in 20 sticks?
airport security aren’t interested in cigarettes. As others have said, they’ll only open your bag if there is something else upsetting to them- electronics, liquids etc. If you do a decent job removing all that stuff in advance the only reason to open your bag would be a random search, which there’s not a lot you can do to avoid
The UK is still in the EU/customs union so customs won’t be interested either- you can bring as many cigarettes as you want as long as it’s for personal use