It is a global problem but I agree with you. It's not clear how some people get a car in a couple of weeks but some wait for months. My guess is that these cars that came quicker were cancelled orders which were about to be built so a few lucky people could jump ahead of the line.
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i was offered as car for July last month but not the colour spec i wanted.
i missed out by 2 days on a canceled order for the spec i wanted .....
i missed out by 2 days on a canceled order for the spec i wanted .....
I'm hoping I get offered something quite similar soon! The longer the wait, the less fussed I am about the minutiae of the spec.
Or production slots for orders from finance company or dealer. Finance companies order in blocks and then offer leasing deals. Dealers also order some cars to meet their quota. So if you happy with spec that's already on order, you can get car quicker. For UK market, there's not that much choice in terms of options.
This is where the difference in wait times comes from for sure. When I ordered my car through leasing options, they, ironically, only gave me one option, midnight black with black interior. Previously I’d enquired about midnight black with blue interior. They said I had a choice, their production slot car with a July expected delivery or a factory build with blue interior and an October expected delivery. I then contacted Lookers Stockport to see if they had any cars incoming with the differening colour combinations. They told me they had no cars available or in the pipeline and they would have to raise a factory order. That was mid April ‘ish. So back then, pipeline cars appeared to be thin on the ground.
Its the same with a lot of manufacturers. I cancelled an Octavia vRS estate at the beginning of April as I’d ordered it mid January and still hadn’t been allocated a build week by end of March. So even then, things weren’t as you would expect. It’s difficult times all round.
Finally some good news!
My VZ 310ps will be built in week 29 and ready to be picked up late August/early September. Ordered mid of March.
My VZ 310ps will be built in week 29 and ready to be picked up late August/early September. Ordered mid of March.
Just had a call from the dealer, build week has moved to 27 now so that's more promising!
My dealer informed me that my car will be model year 2022, so the switch just happened or will happen in the next couple of weeks.
No idea if that means anything technically, but can’t be a negative thing.
I watched ships religiously after being told my car is waiting at the port, and it wasn't too often, that ship went from Barcelona to UK. I recommend https://www.vesselfinder.com/ Below is the part of the port, where car transporters dock.
I was near Sheernes recently and joked, that I took car home, to the port where it landed on UK soil. If dealer is up north, I think car will go to Grimsby port.
I was near Sheernes recently and joked, that I took car home, to the port where it landed on UK soil. If dealer is up north, I think car will go to Grimsby port.
What is the expected time between build week and being shipped to a UK port? My build was week 26, (last week) 
My dealer told me four weeks from factory to collection.What is the expected time between build week and being shipped to a UK port? My build was week 26, (last week)
Ships left on 28th June and 5th July - the one that left on 28th was Aquarius Ace
YES! My build date had been pushed back from week 24 to 36 but on enquiring as to wether I could add some extras, told nope as it is being built this week!!! Hoping it comes into UK via Grimsby as I can pretty much see Grimsby from my house!
Glad to hear it’s a petrol model (like mine). I ordered late May but there are rumours that Cupra are prioritising hybrid models
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