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allye wrote: Thu Jul 19, 2018 10:43 am I've kind of resigned to the fact that the car will not arrive until 2019 but at least if they gave me a build date it would be something to aim for.
I have this feeling that I'm not going to get even a notification of a date till nearer the end of the year (if that!!). It will be a year in January since ordering.

barrywi wrote: Thu Jul 19, 2018 10:45 am My car on its next stage, got notification today (Feb 10th order)
On a boat to the UK soon, they say three weeks to dealer.

allye wrote: Thu Jul 19, 2018 10:43 am I've kind of resigned to the fact that the car will not arrive until 2019 but at least if they gave me a build date it would be something to aim for.
I have this feeling that I'm not going to get even a notification of a date till nearer the end of the year (if that!!). It will be a year in January since ordering.

barrywi wrote: Thu Jul 19, 2018 10:45 am My car on its next stage, got notification today (Feb 10th order)
On a boat to the UK soon, they say three weeks to dealer.

monkeyhanger wrote: Thu Jul 19, 2018 11:34 am

barrywi wrote: Thu Jul 19, 2018 10:45 am My car on its next stage, got notification today (Feb 10th order)
On a boat to the UK soon, they say three weeks to dealer.

I got next stage (5b) notification this morning too. Does it really mean it is UK bound on a ship, or just confirming that it arrived at Emden for those "checks"? If it is on a UK bound ship and not stopping anywhere else on the way to Sheerness/Grimsby (I know my Nuneaton sourced car won't be headed for Tyne), it'll be in the UK by this time tomorrow and likely sit dockside for 7-10 days.

Anyone know which ships are doing the Emden to Sheerness/Grimsby run right now or imminently?

PoloGIT+ wrote: Wed Jul 18, 2018 9:56 pm

PilotRoss91 wrote: Tue Jul 17, 2018 11:13 pm

PoloGIT+ wrote: Tue Jul 17, 2018 10:11 pm I spoke to VW Live Chat today too, they confirmed the wireless charging function would be dropped, all other (possible) spec changes we’d have to wait for. Also confirmed the the factory is closed until 31st July so I won’t get a build date notification until after that (ordered GTI+ on 30th Jan). A little more information at least...

That seems like a hell of a long time just to wait for a build date confirmation! What sort of options did you go for?

In fairness I went with a huge spec, pretty much everything, except the smoker's pack and parking assist - I was told when placing the order that the panoramic sunroof could cause a delay, I'm wondering if that's what they're tooling up for at the South African plant as I haven't yet seen any RHD models with it. Fingers crossed for a build date soon, would be nice to have a car by Christmas!

monkeyhanger wrote: Thu Jul 19, 2018 1:30 pm Just had a VW UK chat and they say the notification is for the car's arrival at Emden yesterday and that my order is waiting for shipment to the UK, but is not yet on a ship already.

barrywi wrote: Fri Jul 20, 2018 8:46 am Mine too, fingers crossed

monkeyhanger wrote: Fri Jul 20, 2018 9:26 am

barrywi wrote: Fri Jul 20, 2018 8:46 am Mine too, fingers crossed

And mine. Better get my A1 sold!

So of all us BW23ers, where are yiur supplying dealerships?

Mine's Listers of Nuneaton. Not knowing the geographical cut-offs between Sheerness and Grimsby, i'm not sure which dock it may be bound for, but Nuneaton looks significantly closer to Grimsby than Sheerness, so i'd have to guess Grimsby with Cadwest's.