Originally Posted by
Mark 1
I would normally just make a request for a VFR(/IFR/SVFR) transit, without qualifying Zone or CTA.
It is quite likely that a transit will go through both, and a clearance will be issued to enter "controlled airspace".
I don't know what CAP413 says, but a controller is primarily interested in your altitude and routing through the controlled airspace as a whole.
But you won't get a SVFR clearance through a CTA!!