Hi Ross, Yes I think the authorities are deploying a “better safe than sorry” attitude, we were permitted to continue with our journey and to be honest because they didn’t get silly about the Halifax panel we were carrying we did not feel put out. I would rather they checked these things out. I think it is the way the authorities handle these historical items that is the important thing, in the past items have been wrongly confiscated due to inexperience or ignorance, in our case they simply did their job – checked up on our story and then let us on our way. These scanners are indeed very sensitive, I guess they have to be as those who are up to something let’s say more dodgy then these kind of people are more likely to try to hide the item to reduce the “glow”. The instrument panel in question has I believe been on this forum in the past, it contains the normal standard British wartime instruments that providing sensible precautions are taken then there is no risk to the public.

I have also been to Coventry, collected an item from the radiation proof tunnel for it to be handed over to me is a plastic bag where I drove out! that I have to say seems a bit pointless and daft.