Overlay cables are the "official" method of dealing with wiring faults these days. Rather than try to find the actual problem, the wire is effectively replaced, end to end, with a second wire, and the original left in situ as being too difficult/expensive to replace.
But generally, with any diagnostic system, the principles are the same: if it ain't the sensor, it's the wiring to it.
It should be possible to do the overlay wiring yourself as a DIY job giving a wiring manual if they're talking big £££
Andy