Have marshals got the right to stop people filming and/or taking photos?

[Woolley]

I can't imagine why someone would want to film the aftermath and the usual reply when asking someone not to is an apology for not having thought of it themselves. To head to the scene especially to record it is, IMO, highly insensitive if not pretty offensive.

My thought when there's been a big accident is for the condition of those involved, not for how to get pictures of it and to be a nuisance to the marshals who are in attendance and with a potentially difficult and disturbing job to do is frankly shameful.

As others have stated, accredited media know the rules about the distribution of images. YouTube proves that non-accredited people do not, so different criteria apply. Most I have met will cease to record images unless requested. TV broadcasters are sensitive and even if they are filming the scene - which they normally won't - they certainly won't be broadcasting it in any way.

Better not to ask who has the right to stop you, but whether such actions can be considered acceptable. If you think they can then I am sorry for you.