ECU code sticker missing......D'OH

[shepv8]

Well finally got around to getting a Flash tuner from Bluepower. To program it chris needed a code off the bottom of the computer. (a sticker )
Ever since I bought it the carpet on passenger footwell has been not sitting in place and now I know why.
Some one has removed the sticker and put a strip of duct tape in place meaning chris now has 10 times the work to get this thing in my car, tracking down computer codes. ( may not even be the original computer).
Anyone else had similar. I bought the car from a ford dealer and it only had 57,000 kms on it ( 7 years old ) so Im not sure it has been modified by previous owners. Maybe it happened at ford sometime in its history during a service or warranty work etc.