Micra Man - I believe it's been said before you need to find a local school - no good driving for 45mins to find the lesson is cancelled or becomes ground school - also if you are local then a change in the WX means you can get up and out quicker. I'm learning with a school in Cranfield - they are giving me a discount rate (£95 per hour) and I pay in installemnts (£1.5k per time).
Good luck - with a whole six hours
now I really enjoy it