[McMurdo]

Growing up in the 70's as a curious onlooker whenever an electrician came into our house, I can say that they all used neon screwdrivers. One of the electricians had an Avo 8 but he only brought it out of the van to show my mother the sort of thing she should be buying me for christmas (it never happened!).
As a trainee, my boss also used a neon screwdriver, no voltsticks in those days.
I used one as a double check I'd pulled the right fuse when I first started the day job, and was later given a 'trolex' volt stick by a recently retired electrician; a highly prized, expensive and novel piece of kit.

Since the advent of digital meters I've never used one, though I keep a volt stick in the toolcase for site work as a double check that circuits are dead.

Last month was my birthday and I was given the latest top of the range 'Facon' VDE approved screwdriver set, including a neon screwdriver. It's marked 'CAT II 100-250V AC'.