I was told November for delivery of an LR AWD with the mythical tow bar... but then I only ordered a couple of weeks ago. Hopefully you guys will be long since driving round making me jealous by then!
Thanks for all the info and sleuth work everyone. I had previously contacted Thule (got a response, but not specific to Tesla) and Tesla (needless to say, no response) regarding tow bar for bike rack. So now I can go to the horses mouth from the manufacturer.
Westfalia-Automotive - nothing on their website regarding reduced load for bike rack - they supply bike racks themselves so would know. The weight plate will be key, but next week I will follow up with Westfalia UK and hopefully get a Tesla specific answer.
As for November, sigh, however, walking along in the sun today past a site that in 2 months will be used for a fireworks/bonfire, made me realise, along with kids going back to school next week, that it will not be long before October is here, quickly followed by November. So from that perspective, November is not far off, but then thinking about the car, it is an eternity.
As an aside, I specced up a tow hitch for my current car, exactly as per Tesla spec. Based upon the fitted price and fully integrated electrics, the Tesla price is not too bad.