Please don’t miss the point.
My explanation was an answer to your original question.
Yes I did contact the inspector myself, a firm recognised by VOSA to carry out such work.
Each one of US chooses to do as much or as little as is required.
The outcome could be different for each person.
For me, I chose what I believed to be necessary.
It was the inspection that MADE IT ALL LEGAL, now got a plate on my van says GVW 1965Kgs, so as long as I am less than that I’m ok. I probably only carry what I used to and its not sitting as low as it once did.
I wanted to carry 800Kgs. I wanted to be honest and I wanted my van legal.
I did what I did so,,,, it does,,,, I am,,,, and it is.