Indeed, sometimes the commercial aspect of being able to earn money from a rating straight away by going to Gatwick for the day just makes more sense than waiting for the post.
Getting my FI(A) rating issued, getting the restriction removed, getting the no night restriction removed, getting the no applied instruments restriction removed, getting the no aerobatics removed, and then getting my type rating issued.
They're very friendly, and it's a pretty good breakfast, but almost every time they're telling some poor soul that their paper work isn't in order and the rating cannot be issued without further training or a retest, and no amount of phone calls to FTOs or faxing of extra paper work will change that.