Same boat as you 4HP. Heels firmly dug in while we wait for the inevitable. But it seems that once they have your number, they are pretty tenacious...
..even the boss is starting to reconsider his business interests in the UK, what with APD, ETS and the downward spiral we are experiencing with customs and immigration these days.
10-12 private trips to or via the EU and also been dealt a UK 'base'
Way too much bull**** information to be filled in on the registration - nothing that is a single iota of business of these ETS mongers