a question from a slightly different stance for those who have scrutinised the NPA: if an IMCR holder were to add an EIR to their repertoire, would the combined privileges equal those of a full IR holder flying solely in the UK? It seems possible to depart Southern Europe in VFR, fly IFR en-route, then complete an IAP in the UK.
...except at LHR and the Channel Islands.
For a UK pilot, having an IMCR and an EIR would be a great combination, because, as well as being IAP legal in the UK, when the weather was bad in Germany or France, he would still have the skills to perform an instrument approach, albeit illegally.
However, some thought has to be given to the pilots of 26 other countries! maybe they should all pile over here and get a UK IMCR before April
