Originally Posted by
Flying Boat
I wish him good luck
which is an indictment of the UK validation process. Most other countries have a sensible process with no ambiguity for validation which creates a piece of paper (or plastic) which will make sense to any of IO's burger flippers.
Originally Posted by Whopity
WHY? What possible reason could there be for thinking that?
The title of the thread, the CAA clerk responses, the 'be it on your head' views - all of these are based on the ANO validation not being valid or effective or being subject to random challenge at foreign airports.
I think it is a non-issue, have never heard of anyone coming to grief on this point and the ANO is very clear about the automatic validation process.