The CAA confirmed in an e-mail of 2 Apr 2012 that, with effect from 8 Apr 2012, UK-issued JAR-FCL PPLs would be deemed to be part-FCL PPLs and that, as a result, the ANO
licence restrictions which apply to VFR for unrated JAR-FCL PPL holders (with or without GPS
) would cease to apply.
For UK non-JAR-FCL PPLs, the ANO
licence restrictions
still apply. Even if you have the very bestest GPS money can buy...
The ANO pages you need to look at (when not gazing lovingly at magenta lines) are .pdf p 206 (UK non-JAR-FCL PPL) and .pdf p 214 (JAR-FCL PPL).
I would agree that 5km is a lot safer, but that's not the law in Class G except for the NPPL(SSEA).