AUTOFLY (and others):. .I've just applied for a CDL from Barclays for £2500. That'll cover 80% of the course and exam fees, and some pocket money for the 4 weeks of groundschool. I tried bloody hard to explain that Flying Training is billed by the hour, and could I have some of this money in my own bank account, but they wouldn't have it! I paid the first installment (£950) by BarclayCard: BGS will refund me that if/when the CDL comes through. My intension was to hold the CDL myself, and pay for everything by Credit Card as the bills came in: Should the establishment collapse in the next 12 months, then BarclayCard _have_ to foot the bill, not me. Unfortunately, because CDLs are paid directly to the training provider in one lump sum at the start of the course, you're f**ked if they go under.