//NJ, England is in Tier 4. The latest Regs state they "amend the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (All Tiers) (England) Regulations 2020 to strengthen the Tier 4 restrictions, and to apply those restrictions to every area in England."//
Yes, Corby, agreed. What I was trying to explain was that nowhere is in any Tier other than 4 but I didn’t do so very well. Thanks for the clarification.
//Just stay inside and do not travel unless absolutely necessary.//
You keep on saying this. But this is not about what you should and shouldn’t do; it’s about what you must and mustn’t do. Most people are doing what they ought to do but some people want to know what they can do. Like Sunk’s old mate (who may not have a garden to exercise in, by the way, as I said, none of us knows). It’s not about challenging authority. This conflict between legislation and guidance is causing all sorts of problems (as is evident just on here) and the likes of Sunk’s mate should not have to paw over 32 pages of legislation just to find out whether he can go out or not. The guidance should match the legislation, not “gold plate” it. Your dismissal of his concerns considerably weakens your argument. Yuor response would seem to be "Go Indoors. Stay Indoors. You're too old to be worry about exercising anyway."
You can say it as much as you like but many people are not prepared to “just stay inside” and if harsher restrictions are imposed those not complying with the current ones will not comply with the newer ones.