I can't help but wonder how much extra was made due to the practice versus what the fine was...
If Korg (for example) made an extra £2 million, then they still came out ahead £0.5 million after the £1.5 millon fine.
It's mostly a Southern California thing. I had mine on three vehicles (a sports car, a 4-Runner, then the one below). Now that I'm out of that state, I wouldn't think of getting one again. Oh well.