Capt.Manuvar - Thanks!
My parents have kindly offered to act as guarantors for my loan so I'm not expecting any real problems. I've also done a business plan which outlines my course costs, career plans etc. so hopefully they'll be kind to me!
Following your advice, I think it would be better to approach one of the branches that are a bit more used to CPL loans.
Out of interest, which one did you use?
Matthew