Slopey,
I don't know how you got a figure of £6,353 for a PPL in Florida, especially as Concorde has been discontinued. Here's what it cost me for a PPL & night rating at OBA:
Course: Now around £2,900?
Flight: £250
4 hours post-PPL UK training at WLAC - £440
A kneeboard - £30
Err,
That's it
Everything else excepting JAA medical was included, no exam fees, study equipment free, gratis bikes for making your way to the airfield etc. I didn't add the cost of food and accomodation as accomodation was included and I also like to eat food in England. (The money I saved by only going out on the lash one night in three weeks, was a bonus). Admittedly, you now have to add the cost of going to London and getting a visa. But there are many reasons for going to London anyway, not least a Class One if you need it.
Only fools and horses fall for the 'UK PPL is best' bollox.