You have my deepest sympathy mate. I (Me & my missus & a partner) bought a Garage/MOT five years ago. Boy did we have to jump through hoops. The VI (Vehicle Inspectorate) insisted that we applied as if we were starting from scratch even though the VTS had been testing for 13 years. We had plans drawn up & surveyors in to confirm the level ness of our headlight alignment area. We were told that we needed to have a new floor safe installed, because the existing one didn't have the original certificate of correct instalment & a certificate to show that it was suitable to hold securely, documents to the value of £9,000. Can you imagine that frustration of having to spend £600 to have a new floor safe two foot away from the original (now redundant since computerisation). In our case the previous owner agreed to be the Authorised Examiner (in absence) because the application was not complete in time for our date of takeover. He was the AE for three months after we took over (he was away in France during this period). Later when Paula attended the AE course, she was told that we did not need to have a new floor safe & that we could appeal. The reality seems to be that, allot depends on who is dealing with your case & the level of helpfulness varies enormously. Good luck pal. Dave
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