The other issue is that there is absolutely no requirement to log IFR time, so nobody has a record of it anyway.
In the interests of confirming my own understanding, I thought there was requirement to log IFR time but not to log actual instrument time (unless it is under training).
Part-FCL.050 and the ANO require a flight crew member to keep a personal flying log
in which at least the following particulars are recorded:
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Operational conditions, namely if the operation takes place at night, or is conducted
under instrument flight rules.
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Column 12: the Remarks column may be used to record details of the flight at the holder’s discretion. The following entries,however,
should always be made:
• instrument flight time undertaken as part of the training for a licence or rating