Quote Originally Posted by enfield2band View Post
I'm sure I have mentioned this before but I can't remember when.

Kranks are no longer allowed to store BP on the premises. If you are going for some you have to tell them the day before so they can have it there for you to collect it. If 777 has now come under the Explosive Regulations 2014 then all dealers will have to store the powder off the premises. it may be too expensive for some to do that or not practical.
And, as you say, demand may have dropped off which is another reason for not going to the trouble of storing it somewhere.

Its another obstacle in our way!
Something of an over simplification.

Explosives in quantity must be kept in a registered explosives store. Dealers can choose to register their premises and will then be able to store explosives. Registration is not an onerous nor expensive process - a zealous FEO took to calculating how much nitro was contained in the ammunition holdings of the 6 clubs using our range and was using this to scale back each club's ammo holding to keep within the (15kg?) limit.

We registered the range as an explosive store (IIRC about £85 for three years) which then allowed up to 250 kg, and told him to do one.

Dealers might also face insurance complications and presumeably those located in city centres might find a registered explosive store more difficult.

None of this is new - only the re-classification of 777 as an explosive.