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Subject:Re: Open container (alcohol) law & the Westy????
From:Bob Norman
Date:Thu, 5 Nov 1998 16:13:50 -0330

George Nahrebecky wrote:
>
> I don't know how it is in other provinces in Canada, but in Nova
> Scotia, vehicles like Westfalias qualify for special Camper plates
---snip---

Not in Newfoundland.

> she smiled and said: "You can carry open liquor in the vehicle, since >it's considered a sort of a temporary residence." This of course does >not mean you can drive around drinking the stuff, but a bottle in the >cupboard that has already been opened is legal.
>I went for the Camper plates.
>
> George
> 89 Westy
> Nova Scotia

But can your passengers, sitting (buckled up)on the back seat, drink a
Moosehead, or similar, while the vehicle is in motion? It would seem so.

Regards,
Bob Norman
81 Westy
Gander,NF
Canada

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