SVFR in class E airspace ?

[DB6]

Here's one for you controller chappies. I was trying to find out the correct way of doing things vis-a-vis night flying (PPL not commercial) through the Scottish TMA i.e. SVFR etc. BUT it appears that you cannot grant SVFR clearances through class E, (although A to D are OK) since the requisite separation cannot be guaranteed, or some such. So my question is: how can a PPL get through the class E at night ? And if we can't, do we really have to climb to 6000ft to get straight into the class D if the MSA won't let us through underneath the class E ?
Cheers DB6

[This message has been edited by DB6 (edited 16 November 2000).]