Exactly, 2Donks.
Remember that, under ICAO rules (i.e. this applies anywhere in the world), VFR traffic is not seperated from other traffic anywhere except in Class B. (In Class C, it is seperated from IFR traffic, but not from other VFR traffic. And although many Class D controllers will keep IFR and VFR traffic apart, they don't have to.) Even when seperation is provided by ATC, though, the pilot is still responsible for looking out in VMC. The controller probably can't see that glider or hot-air balloon (or even bigger non-squawking aircraft if they have primary radar turned off) which accidentally wandered into his airspace right in front of you.
Mad_jock said "Another funny I have seen is in a SPA flying IFR, if the Autopilot goes tits up then 2 pilots need to be carried The second pilot doesn't need to be lic on type or even have a SPA-IR." I didn't know that - definitely counts as a "funny"! But the requirement for an autopilot for single-pilot IFR is contained in JAR-OPS, and therefore doesn't apply to a private flight, so it won't concern most people on this forum.
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