It's the law honest!

[Dreamer]

In the city of York it is legal to murder a Scotsman within the ancient city walls, but only if he is carrying a bow and arrow.

I thought you might like that one Thommo.

In Chester, Welshmen are banned from entering the city before sunrise and from staying after sunset.


Anyone got any more strange but true laws for the UK?

[shortyball]

yea there i used to live near chester there is exta bits to it similar to the york law.
I thinks its the canal bridge that if there is a welshman at a certain time you can kill them but only with a crossbow.

[liamliam]

you can still get hung for stealing
sheep in scotland

[Dreamer]

R U sure it's for stealing and not something else starting with an s?

[caveman_nige]

Cavey has some.....

Taken from The Times -these laws are still meant to be in place!

1. It is illegal for a cab in the City of London to carry rabid dogs or corpses.

2. It is illegal to die in the Houses of Parliament.

3. It is an act of treason to place a postage stamp bearing the British monarch upside down.

4. Royal Navy ships that enter the Port of London must provide a barrel of rum to the Constable of the Tower of London.

5. In the UK, a pregnant woman can legally relieve herself anywhere she wants – even, if she so requests, in a policeman’s helmet.

6. In Lancashire, no person is permitted after being asked to stop by a constable on the seashore to incite a dog to bark.

7. In England, all men over the age of 14 must carry out two hours of longbow practice a day.

8. In London, Freemen are allowed to take a flock of sheep across London Bridge without being charged a toll; they are also allowed to drive geese down Cheapside.

9. In the UK, a man who feels compelled to urinate in public can do so only if he aims for his rear wheel and keeps his right hand on his vehicle.

10. In London, it is illegal to flag down a taxi if you have the plague.

11. The head of any dead whale found on the British coast is legally the property of the King; the tail, on the other hand, belongs to the Queen - in case she needs the bones for her corset.

12. It is illegal not to tell the tax man anything you do not want him to know, but legal not to tell him information you do not mind him knowing

13. It is illegal to enter the Houses of Parliament wearing a suit of armour

[FUBAR69]

In the Uk an "Inn" must be able to supply a horse and its rider with hay and food.