One might expect our CAA, whose sole task is to regulate for safety, to make the transition as simple and seamless as possible, but it appears they are wallowing in the mire of bureaucracy and attempting to preserve and emphasise every little piece on nonsense they can find. What's the betting one or two States not far away will just give everyone with a PPL an EASA PPL! At the end of the day its just a piece of paper and all the other claptrap will not enhance safety one iota.