The 'asking' seems to be working at LGW at the moment. It does generate extra R/T, and the difficulty for me is in knowing whether it will be relevant i.e. whether it would be applied at around 10-11 miles, when it really doesn't matter that much (160 - gear or 170 - no gear), or whether it will be a 'surprise' at 18.5 miles finals in a 60kt headwind when it does. Finding the right form of words is a trial too!