Scud running below 500 feet AGL in breach of Rule 5 is what I have always said and there it remains.
Spanner
I quote rule 5 from the CAA publication
http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/1676/Rule%...il%202005a.pdf
"The 500 feet rule
Except with the permission in writing of the CAA, an aircraft shall not be flown closer than 500 feet to any person, vessel, vehicle or structure."
As I read it, that doesn't make a height of 500 feet a hard deck. In theory you could fly at 100 ft, or even lower, as long as you are at a slant distance of 500 ft.
As I've suggested twice before, if you have any interest in breaking what you say is a "stalemate": go and talk to the pilot with an open mind. Who knows? You might even do some good or learn something.