I can't believe what I'm reading. It sounds like a significant number of people are navigating about the UK using VORs, presumably taking cross cuts from other VORs or NDBs to work out where they are.
Well, DME, usually.
Depends on which aircraft I rent. If it's one with a big coloured moving map I use the GPS. If it's one whose GPS has a tiny monochrome text screen I'm most unlikely to bother to programme a route into it if there are some conveniently located VORs, as the NAV radio kit is that much easier to use.
And it helps to plan round conveniently located VORs anyway, as a backup.