Can I get nicked for taking a lock knife to be sharpened?

You are taking it to be sharpened (along with chefs cutlery) - that should be 'good reason' to be transporting it.
Stopping off at the pub for a drink with it in your pocket will get you into trouble.
 
It's illegal to :

carry a knife in public without good reason - unless it’s a knife with a folding blade 3 inches long (7.62 cm) or less, eg a Swiss Army knife

So going to get a knife sharpened would constitute a fair reason I would guess.

That said :

Lock knives (knives with blades that can be locked when unfolded) are not folding knives, and are illegal to carry in public.

So it's not legal to carry in public anyway as it's a lock knife, but unless you are waving it arouund and are just going to get it sharpened, who would know anyway.
 
If you start brandishing it and threatening people then they'll think it's OK.
Otherwise you have something to hide
 
Skunkworks said:
I am wondering if the sharpening dude is obliged to grass me up?
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More info :

http://www.britishblades.com/forums/content.php?12-The-Law-FAQ

Q: Are lock knives illegal to own?
A: No! You can quite legally buy, make, sell, import or gift a lock knife. It is perfectly legal to own and use a lock knife on your own property, or on private property where you have the landowners permission. It is, however, ILLEGAL to carry a lock knife in a public place, unless you have a good reason to do so.
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So I would say it's ok to carry it in public to be sharpened. Just keep it out of sight :p
 
Storm3y said:
Aren't lock knives illegal? Unless you mean a Swiss Army knife.
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I don't think so. Only illegal to carry in public.

Chances of getting stopped are next to nothing anyway. Furthermore, even if police did stop you they would probably just inform you of the law and tell you not to do it again, unless you act like a complete nob etc.
 
Some examples of knives that are illegal per se :-

Knives that are illegal

There is a complete ban on the sale of some knives:

flick knives (also called ‘switchblades’ or ‘automatic knives’) - where the blade is hidden inside the handle and shoots out when a button is pressed

butterfly knives - where the blade is hidden inside a handle that splits in two around it, like wings; the handles swing around the blade to open or close it

disguised knives – eg where the blade is hidden inside a belt buckle or fake mobile phone

mavity knives
sword-sticks
samurai swords (with some exceptions, including antiques and swords made to traditional methods before 1954)

hand or foot-claws
push daggers
hollow kubotan (cylinder-shaped keychain) holding spikes
shuriken (also known as ‘death stars’ or ‘throwing stars’)
kusari-gama (sickle attached to a rope, cord or wire)
kyoketsu-shoge (hook-knife attached to a rope, cord or wire)
kusari (weight attached to a rope, cord or wire)
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