Thanks guys - seems like this is a left-over idea from the old rules which doesn't apply any more, as I suspected.
Irv (I guess your question was intended for me, and not QDMx3?), it was from an instructor, but not one I have a whole load of respect for. I don't believe him or his school would make any money from it, because I'd be hiring their aircraft and flying it at night anyway, it just means I'd have to spend a little while in the circuit instead of general handling or cross-country flying. I think it's a genuine mistake.
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