08 plate before the 1st March?

[sweetfr]

I hope to pick up my new Candy White FR tdi on the 1st March. A friend of ours has been told by his dealer he can collect his car (Peugeot 308) a couple of days before ie Wednesday 27 February. Has anyone heard of this before? No doubt Irfan can answer this one.

 

[CHR15B]

My granpa always used to buy his cars brand new and never got them a day sooner than the 1st of the month the new reg came out.

First I've heard of it.

 

[Al]

You can get them, but you wont manage to drive it on the road before the 1st unless its on trade plates.

 

[SEATcarsdirect.co.uk]

The cars cannot be driven on the road until registration date

Irfan

 

[Bainie]

Yep, me mum got a car before the 1st delivered to her house on trade plates, but couldn`t drive it till then, saves the dealers having to sort all the cars out in one day I guess ??

 

[Tam]

Correct, the garage can deliver it to you on trade plates and you can have it before the 1st of march as long as you have somewhere to store it not on the public highway, and you cannot drive it until 12:01am on 01/03/08 (unless on trade plates)

 

[leoncp11]

yes collected one of my newcars a week before reg date but couldnt use it till the actual day had to put in garage and wait mmmm?

 

[Rampage]

In the past (old style reg) I've often seen them out driving not on trade plates a few days before.

 

[cuprascott]

seen an 08 vectra on the road yesterday on trade plates!