What you do need to be aware of is those (15-20k) pilots with the old UK PPL and what to do about the change over.
Originally it was advised that we should all transition to the JAR-PPL licence that will tide us over until the CAA can get around to the issue of the EASA-PPL.
Otherwise, we would be downgraded from a full ICAO-compliant licence to the NPPL and only able to fly Annexe II aircraft.
It would now appear the CAA have concerns about their ability to issue a lot of JAR-PPLs and then reissue them as EASA PPLS in the given timescale.
We could wait until April 2012 and save £180 by going directly to the EASA PPL (at what cost?). But that might take some time.
There is a transition period but does that mean that from April 2012 until I get my EASA PPL, I would be able to fly club aircraft? Or even my own?