(You) Farnborough radar, G-CD
(Fbro) G-CD pass your message
(You) G-CD, my visibility en-route is deteriorating and I will shortly be unable to maintain VMC. Request diversion Odiham.
(Fbro) G-CD, roger, standby
(expect a short pause whilst they talk on the landline)
(Fbro) G-CD, I've spoken to Odiham and they can accept you. For Odiham squawk NNNN.
(You) G-CD Squawk NNNN
(Fbro) G-CD, contact Odiham on 119.225, they have your details.
(You) G-CD, Odiham 119.225, thanks for your help.
Living in the Southern Hemisphere with an ATC background, the phraseology seems a bit quaint and non standard. I am not criticising, I am just curious about differences. Here it would be more like the following.
(You) Farnborough radar, G-CD
(Fbro) G-CD Go ahead.
(You) G-CD, due weather, request diversion to Odiham.
(Fbro) G-CD, standby
(expect a short pause whilst they talk on the landline)
(Fbro) G-CD, squawk NNNN.
(You) Squawk NNNN G-CD
(Fbro) G-CD, contact Odiham on 119.225, they have your details.
(You) Odiham 119.225 G-CD. (Thanks, non standard but nice.)