I'm in the same crappy position. I failed the the plate test at my physical last summer and put off finding an alternate test, now I'm really kicking myself. Is it possible to retake the standard plate test and have the restrictions lifted permanetly? I went to a crappy ame, who I later found out wasnt very well know, he kind of rushed through it, Ive sense checked them out online and have been able to recognize alot more of the plates.