Why don't the CAA just combine them into a smaller, more sensible number ?
No money, no examiners, no incentive! They were planning to introduce a centralised computerised exam system but again there is no driving force to do this. The original concept was to copy the FAA and have a single exam or maybe two. Why hasn't EASA prodiced any exams for their licence? mind you, having seen their attempt to produce ATPL exams we are better off without them. Technology is passing us by and we still haven't got to grips with the steam engine!