An acquaintance of mine was a long-haul captain for British United in the 1960's. He lived near Blackbushe and on a good day he would fly his own Auster to Gatwick to work. The airport manager, an old friend allowed him to park it free on some grass near where the North terminal is now. BUA's chief pilot heard about this and called him into discuss duty hours etc. His reply was:
"My contract of employment does not limit how far I live from base, nor specify my means of transport to work. I could legally walk to work, dragging my nightstop bag with me, a journey of about 8 - 10 hours. Would I be fit to work after that? 16 minutes in an Auster must be much less tiring"
The subject was never raised again.