Hi

Apologies for the silly question. Does the UK rule about only 1 carry-on allow a coat to be carried and not forced inside the bag for security screening? I assume yes since if it is wet or snowy putting a wet coat inside a bag will make the other contents wet. Then again, we are talking about security.

I've been through LHR since the 1 bag policy was implemented, but this time I will be travelling somewhere very cold thus needing a decent coat. I'd rather not have to save some space in my carry-on just to take the dangerous coat through security.

Thanks.