Class 1 medical renewal issue - can I temporarily apply for a class 2?

[Beaker_]

I'm fairly early into flight training going down the modular route in the UK. At the moment, I'm still working on my PPL but I've had some issues renewing my class 1 medical which I'm confident will be sorted, but may take some time. As it's hampering my PPL training, I was wondering if it would be possible and straightforward to apply for a class 2 medical in the interim. As far as I'm aware, the issue that's being investigated wouldn't prevent me from having the class 2.

To make things a bit more interesting, it took quite a few months to get my class 1, so I'm wondering if, where I tick "yes" to any of the questions on the application which also need referral from to a specialist, can the CAA or AME just refer to the reports that were produced for my class 1? Or would I have to go through the whole class 2 application process as if I'd never had one? Then, when it comes to the class 1, can I just renew this in the normal manner? Or does having this replaced with a class 2 just complicate matters further?

Thank you for any help or suggestions anyone can offer.

[Fostex]

Look at your EASA Class 1 medical - it has respective Class 1 and Class 2 expiry dates. Once your Class 1 expires it will lapse to Class 2 privileges. The validity date of your medical depends on your age.

This assumes your Class 1 medical has not been suspended or cannot be renewed due to an existing medical condition. This may or may not impact your Class 2 privileges. You are best advised to discuss with your AME, that is what they are there for.

[Beaker_]

That's an interesting point about the expiry dates. I'm afraid it is suspended for the minute. I've got to wait at least a few more weeks until there's any possibility of anything changing, so I'll have to sit tight for a little while longer. Thanks for the input.