1985 - the discussion here really is not about the PUBLISHED restrictions but what we in the cockpit see as 'ad hoc' restrictions because they are not disseminated to flight crew on any published pages eg on STARS etc. Crews who 'miss' the Star levels are, well, just 'crews'
and that is really outwith this thread.
The 'restrictions'/early descents inbound the London TMA from the east are a case in point. None of them on the charts. We get them, try to remember them, and try to build them into our fuel/descent planning. If we get a 're-clearance' to a lower level................................