LFAJ, I agree that in the past it was a requirement and have complied with it many times. In fact I was once reported to the CAA for allegedly not doing "booking in or out" at a minor airfield. I had in fact done so, by literally making an entry in a movements log kept in the clubhouse in the absence of the AFISO who was not on the premises at the time. The company I worked for had also PPR'd my visit although it wasn't a mandatory requirement.
However, my initial post was deliberately meant to be a question, not a statement of fact.