Vehicles Collection Options

[Lupe]

I'm hopefully expecting to be informed my M3P is available for collection (leased through Leaseplan) soon. I was just wondering what the collection options are? Are you assigned a location (Heathrow seems common), or are you given the choice of location?

What are the available collection points in the UK if so?

 

[navt]

You typically provide a collection location on order. Not sure when you do it through a leasing company. You can change it by contacting Tesla (good luck). West Drayton/Heathrow is very busy for collections.

 

[SteveM3P]

I'm hopefully expecting to be informed my M3P is available for collection (leased through Leaseplan) soon. I was just wondering what the collection options are? Are you assigned a location (Heathrow seems common), or are you given the choice of location?

What are the available collection points in the UK if so?

I’m leasing through Nationwide Vehicle Contracts but LeasePlan is providing the finance. My Nationwide account says delivery to West Drayton, however I contacted Tesla before Christmas and asked for this to be changed to Leeds.

 

[MrBadger]

If you get an option, don't choose West Drayton. Edinburgh sounds like a good place to collect.

 

[Mr H]

Guess I’m lucky living 6 miles from Manchester south

 

[OOvOO]

Guess I’m lucky living 6 miles from Manchester south

when did place your order?

 

[Mr H]

when did place your order?

Jan 4th. Had a vin appear 17 days later

 

[Russinating]

I chose Heathrow but tempted to swap it for Birmingham. Is there a list anywhere of all the locations and their full addresses?

 

[OOvOO]

Jan 4th. Had a vin appear 17 days later

We have the vin on same day. Probably see you on collection day at Stockport.

 

[Greenish]

Ordered M3P in Sep through Select Car Leasing (via Leaseplan) Given a Reg and VIN a few weeks or so before delivery and a collection time and date of Dec 3rd in Birmingham.
When I turned up at the centre mid afternoon I was shown to my car which was (and remains) faultless. However, the Reg was different from the one I had been given although the VIN was the same.
A couple of phone calls to confirm with the Lease firm and Direct Line that the reg was different and I drove out 30 mins later.
Very friendly and helpful people at the handover.
Still makes me smile every time I look at it, drive it and wash it (too often

 

[opieor]

If you get an option, don't choose West Drayton. Edinburgh sounds like a good place to collect.

Why not West Drayton?

 

[MrBadger]

Why not West Drayton?

Here's the car, get in, pair key, no you cant get out to check anything, adjust seat, sign here, off you go.

 

[KennethS]

I collected my car from West Drayton on 21 August, which by all accounts was an extremely busy time. I must have been lucky because we were given a fairly thorough one-on-one introduction to the car and did not feel rushed at all when checking it over. Granted I didn’t spend ages searching for issues, but my car was pretty flawless. The two slight blemishes in the paint that we found were noted before I signed the iPad acceptance. Both buffed out the following week when I had it professionally detailed. I’m not denying that some or many have been given a rush handover at WD. Just conveying my experience.

 

[RichOB]

I chose Heathrow but tempted to swap it for Birmingham. Is there a list anywhere of all the locations and their full addresses?

I would recommend Birmingham, you could supercharge at Hopwood Services when you pick up the car and then straight down the M42/M5 to Bristol.

 

[JCremonini]

Here's the car, get in, pair key, no you cant get out to check anything, adjust seat, sign here, off you go.

That wasn’t my experience.

 

[Mf03]

I would recommend Birmingham, you could supercharge at Hopwood Services when you pick up the car and then straight down the M42/M5 to Bristol.

Just a thought but, do they not come fully charged?

 

[MrBadger]

I collected my car from West Drayton on 21 August, which by all accounts was an extremely busy time.

That wasn’t my experience.

I guess day of week and point in quarter makes a big difference - both above were weekdays and not near quarters end. Day we picked up, I heard 300 cars that day, which by schoolboy maths equates to a car about every 2 minutes.

I was there one day in service centre in November having first set of problems fixed (still waiting for next lot 4+ months later) and it was a completely different story to ours.

The irony of ours was that we had already been there 6 hours as they had lost our car - they gave us a different car in the end. They then accused me of time wasting by wanting to check the jack points of the car, a 2 minute job. Some people did seem to get a better handover - I guess it depended on who was in charge of that side of the warehouse - the warehouse seemed to be split 50/50.

 

[Jez_GB]

I chose Heathrow but tempted to swap it for Birmingham. Is there a list anywhere of all the locations and their full addresses?

Tesla Stores in United Kingdom | Tesla UK

 

[KennethS]

Just a thought but, do they not come fully charged?

Based on the reports here, it is quite random. Mine was charged to 90% when I collected it.

 

[RichOB]

Based on the reports here, it is quite random. Mine was charged to 90% when I collected it.

I agree with this, I've seen vids on Youtube where people have said their car was only charged to 60%, either way if driving back is quite a distance then it's worth experiencing a Supercharger to get that full Tesla day out!