Scando, until you can come up with some evidence that UK practice endangers aircraft, does not result in ATC being able to practice their D&D Autotriangulation and emergency procedures for real, does not make for more confident PPL's and occupies badly needed resources, I suggest that this well-established procedure will continue, whether pilots from other countries like it or not.
This reply was originally longer and rather more scathing of your attitude. I thought better of it.
I shall leave it at this:-
The case for such a practice has been made, several times over. No case has been made against.
You disagree. Tough.