Confusion over prohibited areas

TT race organiser ACU Events was believed to be holding emergency talks with its insurers today amid growing concerns about liability cover for landowners on the course.

A joint statement was due to be issued in the next few hours.

The problem emerged after ACU issued a statement warning landowners who refused to make their land prohibited to spectators that they should take out their own insurance because they would not otherwise be covered if an accident took place.

It is understood the validity of that statement has been questioned by an insurance firm.

Clerk of the course Eddie Nelson said: 'The first I knew there might be an issue was when ACU's MD told me that there was a problem with insurance on the Isle of Man.'