Hilary M Wrote:Thanks Helen for clarifying the armband.I totally agree with the credit card type credentials,should have been implemented long ago,would save so much expense in paperwork alone.Cargo,I didn't realise restricted areas were a new thing for this year,so it appears they will be better protected now.Balin,let's hope that this year's marshals will feel that they are at last respected more for what they do,and they should feel safer in so much that the organisers will be held more responsible for all that goes on.

I suspect that the reason that credit card warrants are not in use is because the warrant (authorised by the Chief Constable) must be clearly displayed. Realistically this is so that warrant cards can be inspected easily. It would be all too simple for someone without any authority or training to pop on a tabard and spectate from any location that they fancied.