My PPL/LAPL manuals are ready to be sent off for approval but if I use them they will charge me £1000, if I wait and use the template manuals the fee is only £100.
Not according to IN-2013/131:
Existing ATO - consolidation of PPL and other training previously undertaken as an RTF into an existing ATO approval either using or not using and conforming to the Operations, Training and Compliance Management System (Ops, Training and CMS) Manual templates as published by the CAA - £100.