The Peugeot 172 is nice, but tops out at 37 mph. The brakes are a little questionable, too.
Sorry, but the new Diversity Hire schemes scare the Hell out of me, I will stick with my 172.
Do your own maintenance and inspections too.
Or, I have heard of mail-order annual inspections: send the logbooks with some green inserted; get logbooks back, signed and dated by the licensed mecknik.
(Quite familiar with the C172; helped Porsche install one of their engines w/reduction gearbox in a 172, back in the late 80s)