As soon as i passed my CPL end of August I tried to get onto a ME/IR course, I needed my CPL pass papers to do this as i had no JAA license before that point. I got a start date of mid November, i'm not going to chance trying to get my CPL issued before that point with all the EASA conversions going on, especially as i was waiting for a cancellation for an earlier start date. I completed my course end of December, paperwork sent by my school start of January. Like I said, this is a catalogue of mistakes by my ME/IR school. Not me sitting on a bit of paper for 12 months having just spent copious amounts of money on training. Thanks for your input before that last paragraph, I hope that answers your question.