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Nick77
Deep Blue Model 3 LR (2021 MIC)
Hmmm. After a quick search on here it seems that requesting callbacks is a waste of time.
How do you actually speak to someone directly about a car before ordering it?
Does someone call you to discuss delivery once you've ordered it?
How do you actually speak to someone directly about a car before ordering it?
Does someone call you to discuss delivery once you've ordered it?
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If you go on the inventory page, a live chat button should show up in the bottom right. I normally use that.
Nick77
Deep Blue Model 3 LR (2021 MIC)
Just wanted to say thanks for this. Spoke to someone about the details and have just ordered!
He said that all Q2 cars have to be delivered in that quarter, so I would definitely get it by the end of June.
We'll see....
Meant to be picking car up next week. Text update says number plate has been assigned. Text message also chasing for payment. But there is no update on my tesla account on where to send payment to. Is this the norm?
Also can I only take out insurance on pick up as number not yet registered with dvla.
Also can I only take out insurance on pick up as number not yet registered with dvla.
SpareHeadOne
Member
Most insurance companies will let you insure before the car is registered with the DVLA, that's the norm for new cars. How you do it with your insurance company varies wildly, some will let you do it online by just telling them the make/model/etc, some will let you do it using the VIN (you tell them the reg when you have it) and some will only do it by phone.
My insurance quote has rocketed up overnight - not sure why/how this has happened! The best quote I've had at the moment is £890 p/y - shame I have to mark it as 'company lease' as if it was private I could have been insured for the year for £450!
Nick77
Deep Blue Model 3 LR (2021 MIC)
I did a cursory insurance quote on a comparison site last night in preparation for the shock of the premiums. That was about the same, with £400 voluntary excess.
I haven't phoned Direct Line or Admiral yet though. I'm hoping as Tesla specialists they might do a bit better.
I might just take the hit of the higher premium for year one and keep the excess as low as possible just in case someone local doesn't like my new Tesla and wants to get hands on. Then up it again in year two to lower the premium if all goes well.
Haha - yeh, lot's of angry petrol heads my way so I might do the same...
Direct Line has refused to quote me, strangely. Churchill is where I got the cheapest quote - adding a named driver reduced it by £200!
Thought I'd give Tesla a call (bet they hate us) and they said that mine would likely be Aug/Sept now and then said, unless there is one on the inventory available in which case I can match you quickly now - the only ones there are demonstrators though and as a Lease mine needs to be new. He said all cars in the country are sold/assigned.
- the only ones there are demonstrators though and as a Lease mine needs to be new. He said all cars in the country are sold/assigned.I've had this as well - did a quote a couple of weeks ago and got a reasonable quote of around £500 for a M3 LR. Repeated it yesterday with same insurer/details etc and the quote had doubled!
Fortunately the first quote was still valid and I got my numberplate details through from Tesla, so just rang the insurers up and paid for the policy to lock in the insurance at the lower figure. Doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason to insurance quotes.
Now got to wait until 25th to pick up the car though....
Prices shift based on time left to cover, the cheapest quotes will be 23-25 days beforehand. The shorter the window, the greater the priceI've had this as well - did a quote a couple of weeks ago and got a reasonable quote of around £500 for a M3 LR. Repeated it yesterday with same insurer/details etc and the quote had doubled!
Fortunately the first quote was still valid and I got my numberplate details through from Tesla, so just rang the insurers up and paid for the policy to lock in the insurance at the lower figure. Doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason to insurance quotes.
Now got to wait until 25th to pick up the car though....
Nick77
Deep Blue Model 3 LR (2021 MIC)
Except I don't have a renewal date, or even a delivery date yet. And it still gave huge prices.
Unless you mean every calendar month.
Whenever you get a quote you have to put a start date in, if you put in today plus 23 days now, it should be cheaper
BTW, I had a response from [email protected] this morning to say they have received my wife's email with the instructions of who the person is to pick up the car and have updated this on the system. So might not take the letter and just this email with my DV instead.Great, thanks! That all sounds very sensible, re taking the driving license and a signed letter as well. Not that we've had the delivery text yet, but it's good to know we might not be stuck with weekends.
skippyinspace
Member
So got the email today from Tesla confirming payment has been made and cleared. So thought I would phone to confirm delivery was on track for Tuesday.
Spoke to a Tesla adviser who put me on hold to check details, While on hold I get a text and as I was about to read it I was taken off hold and a sounding slightly panicked Sales adviser said, Please ignore the text you just got its wrong, Car is being collect from Glasgow on Tuesday and will be with you between 8am and 8pm, He then gave me the info that once the car is picked up I will receiving tracking info etc. (Being 4 hours from Glasgow Ive now resigned myself to an afternoon delivery.
Once I got off the phone I thought Ill just have a look at the text that was sent, Which said my car was ready for collection from Glasgow from 8am onwards tomorrow! So anyway I know its there so just hope the delivery driver on Tuesday doesn't get lost.
Spoke to a Tesla adviser who put me on hold to check details, While on hold I get a text and as I was about to read it I was taken off hold and a sounding slightly panicked Sales adviser said, Please ignore the text you just got its wrong, Car is being collect from Glasgow on Tuesday and will be with you between 8am and 8pm, He then gave me the info that once the car is picked up I will receiving tracking info etc. (Being 4 hours from Glasgow Ive now resigned myself to an afternoon delivery.
Once I got off the phone I thought Ill just have a look at the text that was sent, Which said my car was ready for collection from Glasgow from 8am onwards tomorrow! So anyway I know its there so just hope the delivery driver on Tuesday doesn't get lost.
It seem my part ex is what is holding things up. Hopefully have the update for payment by monday
Thanks. Will wait till Monday to sort out insurance as tesla account is still not caught up will the text messages. For a tech company they don't seem to be doing great with the notifications and update
DigbyChicken
Member
That's fab! And sounds alarmingly efficient.
(The date Tesla suggested coincides with a pre-holiday day off, so we're both going up, probably by train and bus, so we can share the drive back together. We're going to take the M3 down the M5! We had a text with VIN and registration number today, which the fleet company needed to put insurance in place, so I think everything is in place now.)
Finally got an email confirming payment, says the money should reach me within 5 working days. So Wednesday morning was when awaiting payment started and now Friday morning I have the payment confirmed. Only took nearly 50 days...
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