Interesting.
I think that I used the same school as you, and as you say it's not ideal.
I think that if you don't show a lot of interest (your break) they will just effectively abandon you. It's all about the money, I'm afraid.
But I suppose that they see a lot of people that just stop coming and they've assumed thats whats happened with you.
I had five different instructors, and it took me a long time to get my PPL.
A different instructor took me for a lesson, at a time when I was 'between instructors', and told me straight 'either start coming here once a week or stop wasting our time and your money'.
But at that time you needed to book four weeks in advance and due to work commitments I couldn't. But this didn't interest him.
I would check out another school, if only for a fresh start - a different approach maybe what you need.
Its a long road to a PPL and it's difficult enough without any additional hassles. But it's worth it in the end.
Good luck.
Last edited by 742-xx; 26th September 2012 at 19:45.