Do You Lock Your Checked in Luggage?

ynot2005

last month 22 baggage handlers at stansted were arrested in connection with baggage thefts, if your case was to get lost in transit, then who knows how many people can have access to it

why risk losing anything by not putting a lock on it, even losing clothing could be very inconvenient

chalky_bertie

Yes we make sure ours are secure by using cable ties. They are very cheap and just stops an opportunist thief just shoving his hands in. Take a few spares as well as you will need to breakl them when you get there.

To open them when you get there we usually use the hotels corkscrew as we have put the scissors in the case we have locked up.

Sam_Bee

chalky_bertie wrote: »

Yes we make sure ours are secure by using cable ties. They are very cheap and just stops an opportunist thief just shoving his hands in. Take a few spares as well as you will need to breakl them when you get there.

Yes, perfect for the USA as well. Puts off opportunist, and also doesn't wreak of exclusivity and expense. Hundreds of flights, and still nothing taken...

minibus_blog

Yes definitely lock them with heavy duty locks, a friend of mine got back to Gatwick one year only to find her padlock had been broken off and the duty free cigarettes she had bought had vanished.

Luckily there was nothing else of great value in her suitcase but I am always sure I buy heavy duty locks before I fly anywhere.

alanrowell

Main reason to lock your bag is to stop things falling out. It's amazing how easy a case will open if dropped even a few feet or how zips will open between check-in & baggage collection - and I'm not talking about light fingered baggage handlers

At the very least lock the zip ends together with a cable tie

as for putting anything valuable (or essential) in checked lugage - the simple answer is DON'T. I've heard of several people who put their car & house keys in checked luggage which then went AWOL. Locksmiths aren't cheap

damnit

I never bother with locking my bags either, and have never had anything missing.

Saying that my bag was 'lost' once when i flew home from bali via thailand, and when it turned up a day or two later it had an extremely strong smell of gunja coming from inside :eek:

angel

I've never locked my cases and I've never had a problem despite flying quite often.

ailuro2

Yes, with a combi lock that is set to the same for all three suitcases so they are easy to open.

exel1966

A tiny lock on a suitcase will not stop customs if they want to check the luggage.They'll just break it !
A tiny lock on a suitcase will not stop a theif if they want to check the luggage.They'll just break it !
Anyone who puts anything of value into a checked in case needs their head examining !

vikingaero

damnit wrote: »

I never bother with locking my bags either, and have never had anything missing.

Saying that my bag was 'lost' once when i flew home from bali via thailand, and when it turned up a day or two later it had an extremely strong smell of gunja coming from inside :eek:

Surely that's one of the best reasons to lock your case. :eek: I'd rather spend 5 seconds locking my case than spend 10 years having my rear end enlarged!