“stupid bureaucracy has always angered me.”
“Well, given that you CHOSE an NPPL to save money, you're hardly in a position to complain!”
I think that is a bit harsh. EASA are busy copying the NPPL as a better option than the existing PPL and seem to agree that the existing license is too OTT. Very soon we will get a low cost, Europe wide license for recreational flyers, hopefully with training on permit aircraft from unlicensed strips. Not good news if you run a flying school, but it will save people money and get more pilots into the air.
Rod1