Originally Posted by
taxistaxing
You can get the license on the same day if you're prepared to attend the CAA offices at Gatwick. You have to queue up in the morning to drop off and are allocated a slot later the same day to collect. Slots are first come first served so worth getting there early. When I revalidated my PPL they let me drop off and then collect from security that night after the office had closed so I managed to get back to work for the afternoon
I'm fairly sure (in fact 100% certain) that you cannot do this for the initial issue of a PPL.