I get the point Pace, but I read it as a maximum of 1 year validation
I thought the same but not true as long as you are on a conversion course you are given the second year to complete. I could not get my head round that either but it amounts to 2 years.
But hopefully the picture will be different by then
I think the validation as a one off is not based on licence conversion time ie someone who had no intention of converting would be only entitled to one validation! With genuine converters there is flexibility to add another year. The two issues are different and treated so.
For instance you could have a job offer in Outer Mongolia starting in a years time so no wish to convert. You are still entitled to a one off validation!
One month before the year is up the job goes and you sign up to a conversion course there is flexibility to accommodate you.
So effectively 2 years you would be hard pushed to justify more than the second year
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