Yet another story of destroyed instruments through non-compliance.

The rule is simple: if you are crossing a border, ENSURE that your instrument is compliant with the rules. If you're not certain, leave it behind.   

Some sort of pre-compliance program is desperately needed for international travel, but people also need to realise that they are subject to these rules and that because they got away with it once, or many times, does not mean that you are not breaking a rule of some sort.