Homeguard & Whopity,
Wow, what can I say guys..... thanks for the references!!!
...I am fully aware this isnt particularly going to help me this weekend though....
But seeing as my next planned trip to the UK is for December, (but that might well change now!) I think it is definitely worth my looking into changing from UK admin to French admin. You know, I actually went to the Bordeaux DGAC office 5 years ago when I started flying over here to ask if I needed to change anything with my licence, and did nothing at that time as it seemed I was able to do everything here in France and send all paperwork to the UK without problem, and indeed have been doing so up until now!!
I will endevour to contact the DGAC on monday (the central office in Paris this time??) and ask quoting the references you guys have provided. It cannot hurt to enquire again.
Thanks again, Regards, SD..