Quite ironic to discover that Shapps operates under the FAA system. I recently sent him an angry e mail because I nearly lost the sale of my share in an aircraft. This was because the purchaser, a UK citizen with a FAA PPL, became worried about having to change to a CAA PPL. This was just about the same time as the CAA announced that people like him would have to change. The problem was that everybody we spoke to at the CAA had a different explanation of what he needed to do. It seemed crazy to me that the CAA would introduce new rules without making sure that their staff understood the requirements. In the end my purchaser discovered that he could fly a Permit aircraft anyway and he is now thoroughly enjoying his purchase and admits that he is glad that he didn't back out of the deal.