Are you going to a small locally owned/non-franchised shop? ...rednecks? That's what I almost always do and all I have to do is honk my horn and flash my lights. Hell, last time, a friend of mine did my inspection and all I had to do was unlock the passenger side so he could climb in, scrape my old sticker off, and put a new one on. That's all.

If you can bring it to Roanoke, I'm certain I can help you out.