So, will many places let you take an aircraft off solo once you have the rating? Most places I've looked at before say no solo's - these were all in the States I think.
The Cooper Air website says that you must do '5 take offs and landings with you as the sole occupant of the aircraft' to get the rating, so I assume you can? What's the general rule? Seems pointless to get the rating if you can't rent (unless you can afford your own a/c of course).