The Great Cheap, Safe Fireworks Hunt

FireworkCrazy

yes, but only retailers with an all year license. you could find one local to you at www.ukfr.com or some will deliver aswell.

AnthonyUK

Dogz111 wrote: »

If you do not observe the saftey distances and cause damage to someone elses property then you are liable. If you do observe the saftey distances and cause damage then the firework manufacture / importer is liable.

I would agree that not all fireworks marked as 25m need the full distance but unless you know this for a fact you are playing a dangerous game.

Any of the mammoth cones (Kimbolton / Standard etc), although just being a fountain will spray well over 5m. If this falls over you need to consider the consequences as it could cause large scale damage.

I would be very surprised if the majority of people who by cat3 fireworks actually observe the correct saftey distances. At the end of the day it is your call as to whether you use them or not in distances below the recommendation.

...Benstar's Black nebula selection box at less than 25m last year at a halloween party and many of the contents if used at that distance on an open field would be lost at that distance with boos from the audience(a lot of the contents were small grade stuff which would have sucked at that distance too).

AnthonyUK

Declan wrote: »

how many cake are in the box?

There are 2 cakes in this box.

AnthonyUK

Yes buy one get one free on this box at Firework Factory St Leonardsgate Lancaster £99.99 and here is some video I took last saturday of that box!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8dPhgPQW2s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdoJVnT_hOc

It's a well balanced selection of 33 Category 2 5m garden fireworks and Category 3 25m display fireworks for the larger garden or field with plenty of colours crackles and bangs for the money with fountains,2xfountain roman candle combinations,2xmines,3xsingle shot roman candles,2xtwin burst roman candles,2xmultishot roman candles,a medium sized crackling colour star battery,5xrockets,a HUGE 56shot roman candle barrage,3x19shot roman candle cakes,a 7shot roman candle cake,and 2xwheels. Well recommended 4/5:T

fuzzball172

I found the firework warehouse in St Helens does some really good fireworks. The guy there says that the new regulation category 1.4 fireworks are not as good as last years 1.3 fireworks. He recommended a good selection of 1.3 fireworks, and after a good look around different online shops, his prices seemed fair.
We set the fireworks off at a party last weekend and they certainly were impressive, much better than the naff selection boxes we got last new years from Asda

waltzing

I've been buying firework for a long time, and I'd have to say my favourite shop is Epic Fireworks, who are near Leeds in West Yorkshire.

They used to sell half price plus VAT, now it's just half price including VAT. Some of the RRPs they are halfing are quite high but even with that they are still very cheap.

They also sell proper big rockets and proper loud cakes.

This is because they are 1.3G, which means a different level of hazard for transport and storage. As a member of the public you can buy 1.3G but can only store it for 3 days, so if you buy from Epic you need to buy just three days or less before your fireworks display- or buy in advance and get them to deliver for your fireworks display.

Other good shops are JTF. They sold Men Shun last year and now do Bright Star, its about half price.

Both Epic and JTF are Trade sellers, so you might need ID to buy from them and you need to be over 18 years old.

AnthonyUK

fuzzball172 wrote: »

I found the firework warehouse in St Helens does some really good fireworks. The guy there says that the new regulation category 1.4 fireworks are not as good as last years 1.3 fireworks. He recommended a good selection of 1.3 fireworks, and after a good look around different online shops, his prices seemed fair.
We set the fireworks off at a party last weekend and they certainly were impressive, much better than the naff selection boxes we got last new years from Asda

...but not a lot of places sell it because of the higher licensing and storage required, I didn't know there was a 3 day restriction on domestic users keeping 1.3G stuff at home-will retailers mention this to you when you buy or is it advisable that you check it out before you do? I don't think people have been prosecuted for keeping 1.3G stuff for longer than three days(nor do I know of any either).

waltzing

AnthonyUK wrote: »

I didn't know there was a 3 day restriction on domestic users keeping 1.3G stuff at home-will retailers mention this to you when you buy or is it advisable that you check it out before you do? I don't think people have been prosecuted for keeping 1.3G stuff for longer than three days(nor do I know of any either).

There are restrictions on keeping fireworks at home.

1.4G can be stored for upto 21 days as long as it isn't over 50 Kilos.

Up to 100KG 1.3G (or between 50KG and 250KG of 1.4G only) can be stored at the place it will be used at, but only for three days.

Its sensible advice anyway to buy your fireworks near as possible to your display they you don't be at home surrounded by lots of explosives!

AnthonyUK

waltzing wrote: »

There are restrictions on keeping fireworks at home.

1.4G can be stored for upto 21 days as long as it isn't over 50 Kilos.

Up to 100KG 1.3G (or between 50KG and 250KG of 1.4G only) can be stored at the place it will be used at, but only for three days.

Its sensible advice anyway to buy your fireworks near as possible to your display they you don't be at home surrounded by lots of explosives!

...tend to buy their fireworks in advance of bonfire night to get the best stuff and not be disappointed by being offered poor crappy leftovers on shopshelves like garden fireworks(many of which are crap), I do!

waltzing

AnthonyUK wrote: »

But most people...tend to buy their fireworks in advance of bonfire night to get the best stuff and not be disappointed by being offered poor leftovers on shopshelves, I do!

But then , unless you have approved storage, you may well be breaking the law mate.

You could ask your fireworks shop to save you the stuff you want, leave a deposit for it.