Rolling circle your right it is another CAA rip off. I know of at least 2 ppl`s who passed the pre JAA written exams before July last year thinking they would get a lifetime ppl. They sent of the cheques for £201 and received a CAA ppl valid for 5 years but no return of the extra £58 they had paid.
Never mind as most of us hope to be ATPL`s eventually we probably wont be too worried about the cost of our ppl renewals
