[quote...]Back in the 70s an officers confidential order came out to the effect that officers were not to reprimand scruffy herberts in the street wearing ex-RAF greatcoats, etc, as these had been sold through surplus stores, and as long as the wearers were not impersonating service personnel they were not committing any offence...[/quote]
Interesting. The staggering thing is that such an order would be thought necessary, even in the darkest 1970s.