Thanks for all your replies....FFF's diary is excellent!
Right, I'm trying to get my head round this then and how the process from start to CPL progresses. The PPL is more or less 40-50 hours flying from ab initio to test & issue of the licence. Full stop.
Before you can get onto the CPL course, you need to tot up about 150-200 hours. Full stop.
You also need to complete the relevant groundschool exams for whichever licence you're going for. Full stop.
Finally, you get onto the CPL course which is only 25-30 hours long and do the flying stuff to finally get your licence.
Is that how it works? If so, is there anything to stop me completing the PPL & hours abroad then coming back to the UK to complete the groundschool and CPL course?