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If you carry gas bottles in a car or trailer (4.5kg calor gas type) are you supposed to display any signs or symbols on the vehicle? I have seen lorries with safety symbols and wondered if there are any rules or regulations relating to cars and small trailers. It seems to make sense in case of a accident or fire to warn the emergency services or others that you have these items on board but I have never seen any used on cars etc. If needed where would you get them?

Thanks & Happy Camping!

Your quite right, you should carry a visual sign available from here (amongst other places.)

Quote: Originally posted by sshooie on 05/07/2005

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Your quite right, you should carry a visual sign available from here (amongst other places.)

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Is that "should" as in "it's a good idea", or as in "are legally required to"?

I've never seen one displayed on a caravan/caravan tow car, or on a motorhome.  Perhaps I've just not been looking.

Newer caravans and motorhomes all have signs on the gas locker door.

Do they?  On the outside of the vehicle?

My camper van is only 3 years old, has an internal locker, but no signs inside or out.

Quote: Is that "should" as in "it's a good idea", or as in "are legally required to"?

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Thanks for the information. As gas is fairly volatile stuff I think the emergency services or anyone else for that matter would like to know what they are dealing with and a little information like a warning symbol COULD potentially save someones life! Seems to be the sensible answer so now I just need to find out which symbol to use. My name's not Norris or Roy Cropper but I thought this would be a interesting topic....

Do you think warning symbols should be compulsory for anyone carrying gas bottles in their car or trailer?

Quote: Originally posted by Camping Clan1 on 06/07/2005

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Do you think warning symbols should be compulsory for anyone carrying gas bottles in their car or trailer?

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Private vehicles are exempt.

However note that there should be 2 warning stickers/signs for butane or propane. A green diamond for pressurised gas and a red diamond for flamable gas. And bear in mind that the signs should ONLY be displayed when the gas cylinder is actually in the vehicle. Stick the stickers on a card and put them on display when you need them. It can cause loads of hassle to display the signs when nothing is actually there, ie in the event of an accident a firefighter would have to make sure there was no risk from your vehicle, where if there were no stickers he would probably be able to get on with something else.