If someone in the know can post the cost of issuing a driving licence compared with a PPL it may proove a point
Can't remember how much my car licence cost, but my HGV and PCV (aka Class C+D) licences were probably around €3000.- for the whole lot. That's compared to ~€6000 for my PPL and ~€30000 for my CPL+MEIR.
Oddly enough, hiring a bus for my lessons cost about the same as hiring an aircraft: about €100/hr.
Now, what point is this meant to prove?