Common problems

This section of the CDG website addresses some of the Common problems that have been reported with specific items.

Contents

• Acetylene and small scale carriage of industrial gases
• ADR and IMDG
• Airports and sea ports
• Asbestos and asbestos waste
• Batteries (waste)
• Bowsers
• Breakdown vehicles
• Empty tanks and bulk containers
• Empty uncleaned packaging
• Fire extinguishers – where should they be carried?
• Foodstuffs and dangerous goods
• Medical gases
• Medicines and pharmaceutical products
• Mobile machinery (e.g. white lining, road construction vehicles  etc)
• Old tanks
• Petrol - small scale carriage
• Retail distribution of LQ packages
• Response to emergency telephone numbers (domestic tanker journeys only)
• Switch loading and placarding
• Vans with hazard diamonds
• Waste
• Waste aerosols