valid UK visitor visa in lieu of DATV?

[econair]

Hello all: I have an expired H1-B stamp and therefore DO NOT qualify for exemption from the DATV requirement for transit through Heathrow on my way to India from USA.
However, I do have a valid UK visitor visa , which I plan to use for a visit to UK on my return journey from India to USA. The UK visitor visa has a multiple entry validity and is valid until March 2009 (my transit will happen in November 2008).
So the question is whether I can use the valid UK visitor visa to staisfy the DATV requirement? or do i still need the DATV stamped on my passport?

Any help or sharing of similar experience(s) will be helpful.

Thanks,

[ehsmgup]

Hi, I'm in almost similar situation. Did u get an answer for your situation?
Did Visit visa work for you?

[ehsmgup]

I've now got answer for my situation, and thought of sharing, just in case anyone else is looking for similar info..

Visit visa is a "broader" visa as compare to DATV, and so, yes, it works in place of DATV. Though the other way round wont work.