Welcome to the forum. I agree with a polish should come up nicely, also you should be able to get her back on the road, make a few calls to the dvla and see what the process is. You can obviously prove that it hasn't been scrapped and that it's still a working vehicle. You couldn't possibly do me a favour could you, when you look underneath could you do a quick measure of the wishbone bolt to bolt? I have put up a post a few days ago but no luck as of yet, plus if you're already under there it would be greatly appreciated