Be very wary of prices quoted in magazines. Often the lower end prices work on a basis of you passing everything first time, and unless you are the dog's shericals you may well need resits/retests etc, which aren't cheap if your'e on the JAR route.
The 25K price sounds fairly reasonable if you are going by the modular route. This allows you to train at your own pace, saving up for each new segment of training as you progress. It takes longer than integrated training, but at least your'e on the way <img src="wink.gif" border="0">
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