Leadie yre right ....the criminal record is very easy to come by thanks to the AvPolis . True or not...just ask me.
And Dick ....re the IFR rating as a PPL of long standing, never got one due to initial costs and ongoing renewals, as its something that needs to be use all the time to have the head in gear.
Had a few 'exciting moments' ..twitch twitch, sweat, sweat in my travels and having heeded the lessons, so far so good.
I do realise that I'm still capable of doing something stupid with an aeroplane, sometimes when you see what others do its all too easy.