I think the whole obsession with load security is simply because they’ve got nothing else to do people for any more, in 99% of cases.
They became so strict and so ■■■■, that operators became (rightly) paranoid about the smallest thing. A very large German firm I used to work for put up a notice saying that an inoperative marker light was now classed as GV9(S). Don’t know if it’s true, but given the way these people have gone, I’m inclined to believe it.
You used to see some shocking sights, but they are very very rare now, and the ones you do see are by people who would do it anyway.
They have simply done themselves out of a job, and need to keep themselves funded and justified. Gotta ■■■■■ the budget, don’t you know.