Incidentally, the ANO PPL restrictions applicable to JAR-FCL PPLs without IMCRs ceased to apply after 8 Apr 2012 when such licences were 'deemed' part-FCL licences by the UK CAA. So you may fly out of sight of the surface without the need for an IMCR / IR if you wish - assuming you can get up and down again in VMC.
Cute. I never realized that. So basically a plain PPL is now only restricted to whatever the local rules specify as VMC minima for the particular class of airspace involved? (And obviously those VMC minima may still specify "in sight surface".)
Any other hidden gotchas like that? For instance, is there stuff which was previously deemed "aerial work" which can now be done by a PPL, or the other way around? (The two main traditional exceptions obviously were glider tugging and parachute dropping, which could be done by a PPL "for free", instead of having to cost share.)