I think the reasonbaly minded have no other choice than to side with Syd here, it all smacks of an ill-thought out arrangement and needs to be sorted out.
You just cannot have this cr@p served up as standard fare for paying customers; its Draconian imposition and thinking bears all the hallmarks of ulrich von klinkerhoffen ....hmmmm...... if it's his baby, when are we ever gonna learn?