NO!! they aren't! I personally don't think i'll tell the CAA anything anymore, unless forced to under oath in court. Seems like being honest drops you into the sh*t!
Maybe someone cancelled a test with the CAA and they needed the £600 to make up the shortfall.
Whilst on the subject of the CAA, visiting the Ivory Towers last week, I noticed in the 'subsidised' restaurant that employess get cheap meals and visitors get not so cheap meals. Hang on, isn't it the visitors, ie the licence holders etc, who should get the best deal? After all, we seem to pay for it in charges.