I have been doing some practice questions from AESA and it seems pretty different and often much harder than the typical CAA questions I have found on the internet.
This explains it.
V. Annex VI to Regulation (EU) 1178/2011 - Part-ARA - Subpart FCL, Section III, Theoretical Knowledge Examinations.
Exemption Reference – E3573
1. The Civil Aviation Authority (“the CAA”), on behalf of the United Kingdom, pursuant to article 14(4) of Regulation (EC) No. 216/2008, exempts the CAA from the requirement at ARA.FCL.300(b)(2) of Annex VI of Regulation (EU) No.1178/2011 (Part-ARA) that the examination questions for the qualifications specified in the requirement shall be drawn from the European Central Question Bank provided that the examinations shall comprise questions taken from the UK JAR-FCL Question Bank.
2. This Exemption has effect from 24 April 2013 until the derogation under Article 14(6) of Regulation (EC) No. 216/2008 applies, unless previously revoked.
C Whittaker
For the Civil Aviation Authority 24 April 2013