if its a prefaclift pre98 1.0, you have to take off the odometer cable which is at the back of the engine and it goes in there.
http://www.micra.org.uk/threads/28810-transmission-fluid....-and-door-locks.....
i had mine lowerwed after a while i decided to put the OEM springs back in because i didn't like the ride of it when you feel every bump and cracks in the roads and how slow you have to drive it when going over bumps or roads that were bad.
good luck to your theory test. where is the rear washer pump located? i know the front one is behind the bumper bottom of the washer bottle. good idea about the arm rests yeah get some pics up.