I decided in the end to make life easy. While I get used to UK diving and dry-suits etc - I'm keeping with as much as I know already as possible, and thats a stab jacket. I'll see if I get hooked on the UK wetness and whether I end up wanting/needing a twin-set and wing later.
I bought a perfectly fine 2nd h. buddy commando, it holds air and everything works.
Thanks for all the offers of dives in wings, and other things, and thanks for all the offers and advice.
Next on the list is a dry-suit.
