Anecdotal stuff I know but for what its worth I am pretty sure I heard from a mate of a mate (yeah I know
) that you can get stuck in and start your training so long as you have the final puppy in the bag prior to your CPL skill test. Agree it could be a matter of trawling through LASORS. I wouldn't necessarily take the CFI at face value either as what is the law and what they normally do/see can be very different. Hit that Bristol database hard for a month running up to the resit and I am willing to bet you a pint that you don't get less than 90%! Good luck.