When is a clearance limit not a clearance limit?
This situation highlights perhaps a need to look at procedures or if not then R/T.
The funny thing is that when being vectored past NEDUL by ACC, pilots are jumpy about passing the "clearance limit" but when Solent does the exact same having say got the aircraft 10nm before NEDUL on a heading to one side of the airway then everyone is happy - no difference in the R/T, no verbal removal of the clearance limit restriction in the current clearance just the same situation on a different frequency!
Sometimes, Approach will say "Vectoring for ILS etc etc xxnm from touchdown" and everyone knows what's happening but always before nedul is passed.
Regards,
DFC