Thanks guys - much clearer now.
So to continue my train of thought......
With an IMC rating, if you asked for a VFR transit through a class D and got a refusal could you re-ask for an IFR clearance? Or would this be seen as taking the p@@@?
Or to put it another way, when asking for a Class D transit could you offer up VFR or IFR at the controllers discretion as a means of increasing your chances of getting an approval?
Thanks!