Del prado - thanks for your explanation. Re LGW - from my experience they (ATC) usually slip the track miles in somwhere along the line. Forgive me if I'm being thick but doesn't your explanation assume that all ac on a particular inbound route (when picked off for vectors) are following near as dammit the same track? Cheers.
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