Topside,
My point was.....Why spend 20k on a no job SSTR, when (if you pass, and who's to say you wouldn't,) you can spend £6.8k and get a guaranteed job. I deeply apologise for trying to stop people giving Bond £20,000 pounds for "nothing" in return. Put it this way, I'd rather fail having spent 6.8k than 20k!
As you say...
the tide is beginning to turn and SSTR is looking a less necessary option
SW...best of luck..! A little intelligence goes a long way in this industry ;-)