distaff_beancounter
"Why did I spend all that blood, sweat, toll, tears & MONEY, getting & keeping an IMC rating????"
Calm down
We're at crossed porpoises again...
You need an IMC or IR to fly in IMC - nowt to do with IFR in
uncontrolled airspace
Vanilla PPL gives you IFR in VMC in uncontrolled airspace in the UK - the only confusion is whether that is only applicable to CAA (old) licences, or is still applicable to JAA ones.
My gut feeling is it still applies whether it's CAA or JAA licence issued in the UK.