Well, you have a point of course.
When I was not IMCR Rated and conscious that I would be flying very near the Belgrano, my reply to "expect radar vectors to the ILS" was that I was VFR, but could accept radar vectors. Isn't flying a heading given to you by a controller part of the basic PPL?
Luckily it was CAVOK. I was rather assuming that the controller's reply to my intial call, " expect radar vectors to the ILS" was a knee jerk reaction on her part as that's what she says to 99.9999% of aircraft.
I'll get me coat.