To be fair, probably a few thousand UK pilots were flying with lapsed licenses due to the 5-year expiry rule, which was not in most cases implemented with any sort of reminder.
In this case the CAA is still reaping the rewards for slagging off GPS for all those years, and for the flight training industry almost totally supporting them in it.
Last edited by peterh337; 19th Apr 2013 at 09:22.