why would someone spend money gaining a qualification then give away the privileges for free?
You are all quick enough to condemn when instructors work for free to hour build. It is just as bad as students expecting the instructor to pass on all his very expensively bought and hard studied for theoretical knowledge for free...
Or are examiners supposed to be in a league of gentlemen that kindly look down on the poverty stricken PPL's with no money and feel they need to make a condescending gesture?
If private pilots were poor they would NOT be flying and would not own their own aeroplane. They are not on social security and do not need handouts.
I cannot stop laughing at this ridiculous double standard. However, charges should make sense. £35 for just a signature and a five minute check of the logbook is too much, £10 would be reasonable even £5 but there should be something.