If you do not completely comply with the requirements, you risk forfeiting your exam fee.
A posting from the Community will do nothing to gain entrance nor will it help you get your money back. Ber would be to follow the official validation/exception process.
*If you have any questions about the ID you are required to bring with you to the testing center for admittance for your exam, please contact Pearson VUE customer service at www.PearsonVUE.com/Contact. Any candidate exceptions to the ID policy must be pre-approved by the Pearson VUE customer service center at least three business days before the scheduled exam appointment [cite]
And, when you do contact them, you might ask for a case number and/or an email so you have usable evidence if redress proves necessary.