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What not to bring to halls

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Accommodation rules are mostly fire safety, and they are enforced. Bringing a prohibited item usually means it is removed at the first room inspection.

Almost universally banned

  • **Candles, incense, oil burners.** Any open flame. This is the number one confiscation.
  • **Halogen lamps and lava lamps.** Heat sources near soft furnishings.
  • **Deep fat fryers and portable grills.** Sometimes extended to air fryers in bedrooms.
  • **Kettles and toasters in bedrooms.** Fine in the shared kitchen, not in your room.
  • **Multi-way adaptors and cube plugs.** These are the ones that fail. A single fused extension lead is usually allowed; a stacked adaptor is not.
  • **Your own fridge or freezer.** Some halls allow a small one on request for medical reasons.

Commonly restricted

  • **Blu-tack and adhesive hooks on painted walls.** Not a fire rule, a deposit rule.
  • **Pets, including fish.**
  • **Anything covering a smoke detector.** Includes hanging things from the ceiling nearby.

Why this matters when comparing packs

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