Not many people will be able to give you a balanced answer on this as people have only every done one groundschool!
I did think about that after I posted!!!
Thanks for all the advice guys. And UAV closest FTO to me is OAA and nooooo way am I going to that place, commuting will be a pain in the ass for me whichever I choose for the distance learning, but hey ho.
I think the flexibility of CATS may well be the deciding factor, as a few of you said it would be hard to get the 3 weeks off work, I think I would struggle also.
Again, thanks for all the advice.
Shaun