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Yep same here! But they don’t register it until the day of collection so am having fun with insurance companies with the VIN number - am Trafford centre next Friday afternoon
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Updating my earlier posts - for the information of anyone wondering what the order process is looking like right now.
- 30 Apr: Used the chat and 'trade-in quotation' features on the Tesla website to ask some dumb questions. A helpful chap at Tesla UK called back to ask if I needed help with anything. He emailed later back some information, and a statement: 'I would expect the latest you would receive the vehicle would be early June'.
- 1st May: I ordered a Model 3 AWD/LR Blue, 'from inventory', and paid the £100 deposit. No financing, no lease, no trade in. The site was showing 'Est. Delivery: June' for that vehicle from inventory (and its location was 'in transit')
- 1st May: Automated email from Tesla arrived saying 'Thank You -Your Order is Confirmed' prompting me to go onto the site and enter further information (driving licence images, details of where I can take delivery etc.). The site updated to show 'Completed Tasks' including all these things and two attached documents: Booking Invoice and Order Agreement. The first of these includes
VIN LRW3F7EB1MC236xxx - 3rd May: The Next Steps tab on the order page still says "We are drafting up your contract and will contact you when you can make your final payment"
- 4th May: Received two SMS messages, the first saying "Congratulations on ordering ... " and the second saying "Your Tesla Account is now complete and we will contact you once ..."
- 5th May: Emailed the helpful chap at Tesla UK, who responded with "It is currently on its way from China with an estimate arrival date of the 10th June"
- 17th May: Received SMS "Tesla Update - Great news! A car has now been allocated..." and two hours later "Tesla Update - Your Model 3 is ready to be scheduled for delivery! Please select your preferred time within one day of receiving this message:...". The earliest available date was 1st June (at Brent Cross. London). I selected that, and an appointment confirmation email arrived a few minutes later.
- 18th May: I called 01628 450 660 option 4 with various questions. Interesting responses included "The car has already made port in Southampton" and "It will be prepped for delivery on Friday 28th May". The VIN showing on my account hasn't changed from the one mentioned above.
- 19th May: Received SMS "Tesla Update" including the time/date of my pickup at Brent Cross, a new different VIN and the registration number (they mention that it will not be finalised with the DVLA until the day of delivery). The new VIN is LRW3F7EB9MC218xxx.
Bit of a Catch 22 for you!
Explain banks requirements by phone and by written means to Tesla
Explain to bank Tesla are not (yet) providing you with Reg number and ask them if they will accept a VIN no. ( if Tesla have given you a VIN !) be aware, according to some forum members the VIN can be changed at the last moment.
Hopefully bank or Tesla will find a solution
Good luck
Same here got text for collection on the 22nd. I just ordered last week.
I know!
I have explained it to Tesla previously but it might be worth getting them another call. I think it depends on if you get a good adviser on the phone! Yeah got my VIN a few weeks back, I did read about VINs being changed.
Fingers crossed it'll get sorted one way or another. Cheers
Woop, one more update from Tesla after confirming delivery on the 8th - I now also have my reg number. Not yet registered with the dvla but that was expected. 20 days to go 
In reality, it doesn't matter, unless you have a couple of invoices running in parallel.
I sent money to both as a test, both reconciled just fine. But if you want to be 100% sure its going to be reconciled against the correct invoice, use the invoice number, until they reissue the invoice and that changes. Simples
I used the RN number on all my payments and all have been correctly credited to my account. 9 sleeps to go ...
Thanks for the details - just to confirm, no need to go to the store, just straight to the pick up location right?
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Pick up on Saturday morning for me at Brent Cross, very excited
- has anyone else here picked up at Brent Cross, if so how was the experience?
is anyone else picking up a new car this week? - I think a few have been mentioned
Whilst we at TMC appreciate that every new car collection is an exciting time, if we had a new thread for everyone's collection, or week of collection, or accessory, or charge point install, or software version, car issue etc etc the forums would become a very disjointed source of information. Whilst we try to balance unique thread content with existing thread topics, we appreciate that some times this balance is not to everyone's satisfaction and we apologies in advance.
Pick up on Saturday morning for me at Brent Cross, very excited
- has anyone else here picked up at Brent Cross, if so how was the experience?is anyone else picking up a new car this week? - I think a few have been mentioned
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If you manage to sleep hahaI'm picking up tomorrow lunchtime from Bristol... One more sleep!
- I just need to start planning how I talk my wife into letting me buy the acceleration boost - negotiations will begin after I have cooked dinner for her and our son tonightGood luck with that! I had hard enough trouble getting her to let me buy the car in the first place. But as I have the SR+ I do not have to worry about the BoostIf you manage to sleep haha
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