Originally Posted by bealine

Right - Let's get one thing perfectly clear about the "23kg maximum for one case rule".

I worked in the Road Haulage Industryover 30 years ago and hold a full International CPC. The maximum permitted weight of 25kgs for one man to lift was imposed by the former EEC (now the EC) over 30 years ago and anything over that weight had to be marked with Green Crayon around its length anf girth. This maximum permitted weight was imposed for Health and safety reasons and you will observe that even Builders Merchants or Coal Merchants no longer supply larger than 25 kg sacks. (and haven't for a while!)

How the airline industry in Europe has got away with allowing heavy bags for so long beats the hell out of me, because there were no permitted exemptions AFAIK!