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Listening to RT without a licence or while not engaged in an activity requiring that you to monitor or communcate on said frequencies using the rights conferred by your licence IS illegal; since you are monitoring what OFCOM have defined as 'restricted communications'
I believe that you will find that even if you are in possession of a FRTOL you are only entitled to listen to airband transmission while in the course of your duties/aerial activity:
ie: your licence covers you for listening/using the frequencies while actively flying or controlling. It does NOT cover you for listening outside of the environment for which you have been licenced.
Using scanning equipment is, in itself, NOT illegal; it is the unauthorised monitoring of 'restricted communications' that is illegal.