Nev's if you go to the USA
PPL you can take your FAA, its got only one written exam, you can then hourbuild as well over there I paid $85 per hour to hour build in a C150.
You only need a ICAO PPL to do you ATPL's etc
My CPL and ME were also done in the USA much cheaper than over here.
I finished my IR over here, it was good fun but the most expensive part. Try
this link to the CAA
http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/33/SRG_FCL_APPROVEDFTOS.PDF
it has all the JAA approved training schools abroad in it. Good luck
Frank
BTW Lockton9334, What the hell does that mean, you p@@@ed me off what do you expect? Grow up son, I will not get into a row with you