Lon,
Thanks for that but I have to say in my experience traffic is transferred late usually as a result of the sector being busy elsewhere(after all we are only human and do occasionally make mistakes and don't forget that S12 cannot be split), but not to the extent you say. A phone call is usually initiated by Maastricht within 10 miles of the boundary if not transferred. It is unfortunate that we have the cross against the traffic from the North Sea so close to the boundary but that's just part of the game I guess.