The Best Digital Luggage Scales in the UK


Find a great set of Digital Luggage Scales to avoid any unwanted and costly surprises at the airport when you next travel.

In this guide we will show you the current best selling digital luggage scales in UK, tell you what features to consider before buying, provide a few valuable tips for using digital luggage scales and provide more details on the top choices.

The Best Selling Digital Luggage Scales in the UK


The best selling digital luggage scales.

Take your Digital Luggage Scales with you


That’s right, you need to buy a set of digital luggage scales you can take with you on your travels. Why? Because there is a fair chance you will want to bring some souvenirs home with you and put them in your case.

Therefore, to avoid a nasty and costly surprise on your return journey be sure to take your scales with you.

How much should you pay for Digital Luggage Scales?


Digital Luggage Scales range in price from as low as £4.99 up to £30 for a top end scale. We would recommend looking around the £15 to £20 area so you get a well made and robust scale that will last you for years to come.

What to consider when choosing Digital Luggage Scales


Here are the features and elements to consider when buying Digital Luggage Scales

Price of the digital luggage scales

As mention in the previous section you should look to pay between £15 and £20 for your digital luggage scales but as always only pay a price you think is worth it and you can afford. There are still plenty of good digital luggage scales available for under £10.

The following is a good digital luggage scale for under £10. Just click on the picture to view the specifications and get the latest price.

Total weight the digital luggage scales can lift

Make sure your digital luggage scales can lift up to 50kg in weight to cover your biggest case and then some.

Cumulative weight option

To save you having to do the maths in your head or on paper see if you can get a set of digital luggage scales that offer an option to add up the weight of your cases as you go. This is particularly useful as many airlines still go on your total luggage weight rather than the weight of the individual bags. However, this feature isn’t very common so you may still have to resort to pen and paper.

How big are the scales

You don’t want a set of digital luggage scales that are too big as you will have to store them somewhere is your house but also you don’t want them taking up too much space in your luggage.

Can you read the screen easily

You need a decent sized screen on your digital luggage scales to make sure you can easily read the numbers. Ideally, a backlit LCD or LED screen with clear numbers will give you your best results and here is a good example.

Target weight setting

The best digital luggage scales will let you set a target weight and beep at your if you are over. This makes it very easy to measure if you have any weight to spare in your luggage.

Weight of the scales

As you will be taking your digital luggage scales with you on your travels you need to make sure they don’t weigh too much, especially if your suitcase is already near or on the limit.

Top Choices for digital luggage scales


Here are our top choices for digital luggage scales.

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