Murbs
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Great to hear your car's in Brissie Oz.
Hopefully mine is on the choo-choo train crossing the Nullarbor
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RHD VIN assignment and delivery
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Hopefully mine is on the choo-choo train crossing the Nullarbor
OzSimon
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I am pretty sure Owen said the cars will be locked up in the bond store until homologation is complete...
Murbs
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They will be locked up until homologation for sure. I'm hoping that mine will be locked up in a Perth bond store so as not to waste time once homologation comes through.
Congrats! I hope they honour that pick up date! Where are you collecting from?
Mine arrived in Tilburg on 15th Dec, before Christmas I was given a provisional available date of 5th Jan but having spoken to Tesla a few days ago they said it was still in Tilburg and could be end of Jan delivery.....the wait continues....
cookielovers
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One of the reasons for the delays for the cars from Tilburg to the UK was infact transportation. Apparantly due the the size of the model x the normal transport wasn't big enough so now they send a mix of X and S that works. It just shows you how the smallest of detail can throw a spanner in the works.
I'll be so annoyed if they don't! What are they doing in Tilburg?! It only spent 3 days in production & will have been in Tilburg for (I think) 5 weeks. They're just putting the battery in & doing final testing, I don't understand how that takes so much longer than building it. I know the battery comes on a different container but even so, the delay between the 2 can't be that big.
Anyway - after it arrived in Tilburg I contacted my DS for a delivery update & she said possibly last week of Dec but if not definitely 1st week of Jan. So, when I'd not heard anything I chased up & she replied to say a colleague would be in touch to set up a delivery date & about an hour or so later I got the call to say it'd be ready from the 19th. Obviously I said I'd be available on the 19th & he booked me in for 10am
Anyway - after it arrived in Tilburg I contacted my DS for a delivery update & she said possibly last week of Dec but if not definitely 1st week of Jan. So, when I'd not heard anything I chased up & she replied to say a colleague would be in touch to set up a delivery date & about an hour or so later I got the call to say it'd be ready from the 19th. Obviously I said I'd be available on the 19th & he booked me in for 10am
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I'm in the same boat as you. Mine finished production on 8th Nov, arrived in Tilburg 15th Dec. It was supposed to arrive this week at West Drayton for final delivery prep and I'd collect on Tue but there's been some issue in Tilburg.
doublebo7
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I think there must be some regulatory issues for cars heading to the U.K. This resulting in delays.
I actually can't see dvla allowing hands free cruise and steering control for overtaking or just driving. Just like the BMW i3 I think the dvla will insist on steering wheel Sensors, where hands need to be holding the wheel to ensure full control in the event of a glitch. Although the car would still steer automatically, fingers would need to be in contact . For this reason I have just cancelled the enhanced autopilot
I actually can't see dvla allowing hands free cruise and steering control for overtaking or just driving. Just like the BMW i3 I think the dvla will insist on steering wheel Sensors, where hands need to be holding the wheel to ensure full control in the event of a glitch. Although the car would still steer automatically, fingers would need to be in contact . For this reason I have just cancelled the enhanced autopilot
But it hasn't been an issue to date with AP1 cars or some AP2 S and Xs? I don't think it's regulatory, I think manufacturing fault.
doublebo7
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Correct me if I'm wrong but the AP1 does require the driver to indicate and initiate the turn before the autopilot takes over?
doublebo7
Member
Delivered to the UK but they could be dealer cars and the full enhanced autopilot might not be installed. The LHD at Solihull which I test drove had non of the latest software
Yes, but they can limit functionality by jurisdiction if they wanted to, and AP2 doesn't have as much functionality as AP1 yet.
My friend's had an AP2 Model S delivered. I can't see it's a regulatory hold up.
10 days until I supposed to be picking mine up & they've sent me the invoice to pay so I will keep you posted
xcell
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OzSimon
Member
I'm remaining positive that it will be happening on the 19th because the invoice isn't on MyTesla (probably due to me not completing the request final paperwork section), the delivery specialist sent me it on email after her colleague had called me to schedule a collection appointment & said I'd need to pay prior to the 19th. So hopefully if they're actively chasing me for the money it IS going to happen
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