I also am of the opinion that brooke23 is either someone who desparately wants gold braid on his sleeve or is simply a troll.
I love the condesencion about there being no traffic in the Scottish FIR. a lot of the time that is true, but when (or if) you fly up here remember most people are flying the same routes, passes etc, that includes a substantial amount of military hardware, all of this occurs in class D to G with no radar. so make sure your lookout is up to scratch.
However I fly quite a bit up and down the east coast to and from the continent, the service from the LARS units is highly variable and will not stop collisions.
If you think people are being irresponsible in not switching on the transponder in their "highly equipped club aircraft" fine, its a view you're welcome to. But it is completely irrelevant in any real terms.
Happy trolling