Where and how much to pay
You have got it in one, Mr. Brown.
I had a UK CAA issued licence and have since converted it to a JAR 66 issued in the Netherlands. A conversation followed with 'the man from the CAA', in which he stated much displeasure to my 'changing sides'. I told him simply for a number of reasons I went to another country, and a major consideration was pronounced CASH. He then wanted to quote chapter and verse until he got to the first line stating something like ' A licence holder may have a licence issued by any JAA member state........' He went rather quiet at this point.
So, men and girls, look around who will give you the cheapest licence. They all carry the same value no matter how they are presented.