Ferret,
The CAA will say 'no'. The other postings on this topic will confirm that. The softly, softly approach will not work. I have to say though that even I am starting to think that you have bought this on yourself.
Get your head back in the books son, stop whingeing, start scrimping and saving for your exam fees, you may make it, you may not,
heh but at least you will have had some fun ticking boxes instead of actually flying an aircraft commercially!