Advice box mis-sold?

As above once you have it done you will have a box you know and can trust. We have someone local to us who has a good reputation at sensible prices. Not touting for business. OH is a mechanic but this is a lorry repair company who’ve done with for friends.
 
I'm London /Kent! Pleased do!
There's a guy on FB does box walk rounds, showing the horrors he gets in (Steve?) and it's not clear which bit of the box is faulty if you say the chassis is sound? You need a sound floor connected securely to sound and appropriately reinforced sides. Ramp included. Might not be as costly as you think if you can fins a decent welder who isn't a dodge pot rip-off merchant.
 
Any mot worth its salt will mention corrosion - when looking for boxes to buy we looked up the mot history on any one we were considering (there is a link on the DVLA website) - any that had mention of corrosion we avoided. However welding isn't always a major expense and as someone has already mentioned, see if you can find a welder rather than ask a garage to do it.

Have you checked the mot history of this vehicle? You might find out some more about it's maintenance history.

Sorry you are in this predicament.
 
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