I am now lucky enough to fly for a company that has very high maintenance standards and a very low ADD rate , this has not allways been the case and I,v seen a lot of the stuff posted above in my time in the industry.
The one thing that bothers me about the CAA,s inspection standards is that SOME of the surveyors tend to over burdon the reputable companys with nif-naf and trivia because it is easy to look like they are doing the job and to look the other way at the less reputable companys because they know that if they raise issues with them they will be into a fight and a lot of paperwork.