Infu­ri­at­ing. I have learned that the UK is the only major coun­try which does not per­mit hand-inspection of pho­to­graphic film car­ried by pas­sen­gers on com­mer­cial air­lin­ers. You are required to have it blasted with X-rays.

And with­out any kind of announce­ment, UPS and FedEx have both added clauses to their terms of ser­vice which allow them to X-ray any pack­age you ship with them—even if it is labelled “do not X-ray!”

The only remain­ing options are to process the film at a British lab, or to ship it home by courier.

I don’t under­stand why a place like Lon­don would be so uniquely hos­tile to pho­tog­ra­phers. But at least I learned in advance.