This really doesn't surprise me! The CAA in this country seem to be so unhelpful in any way that they can. They try to find any excuse to stop people flying. Also they are incredibly slow at actually answering your questions, nobody seems to know what is going on. For example I sent them an email almost two weeks ago in response to one which they sent me and still have not recieved a reply. Now considering that the CAA is a company and not funded by the gvmt, I think that they need to give there
PR some thought!!!
Any these are just my opinons.