Update time, I am at the moment renewing my C1 entitlement and due to me applying for my CE earlier on when the changes were announced I have recieved a letter stating:
“I regret to inform you that you are still not eligable for categories C and CE. The European Directive changes in law have not yet come into force. The changes in law are due to come in to force in August 2010.”
So it looks like they are going to implement the changes before the euro deadline, but having spoken to others in the same boat as myself it seems that DVLA are going to make us jump through the hoops to get even our C1 entitlement.
On the upside though, at least we are a lot further forward then we were this time last year when there seemed to be no chance of ever getting the chance to drive CE again.