Delay registration on a pre-reg car

letiss7

Hello all,
I recently agreed to buy a new pre-reg car from a dealer and was given an estimated delivery date on end of Jan. I was told at the time that the date may vary and the dealer would give me weekly updates.
The dealer has been doing this and the latest delivery date is estimated at 24th Feb.
Seeing as that is only 1 week before the new 15plates will be available I have asked the dealer to delay registration for 1week so it is registered as a 15 and not a 64 plate but they have not given me an answer.

I know it doesn't make much difference but it is a present for my wife and the number 15 does have some significance to her. If only I'd thought about it at the time of ordering.

Anyway... I've paid a deposit. Is there anything I can do to delay this?
I know it's not the end of the world but I am just curious.
Thanks in advance for any advice.

Alter_ego

Isn't the idea of pre reg to get inside some sort of sales deadline?

Hintza

Your car will be pre-registered as a 64 plate thus enabling the dealer to reach certain sales targets.

You won't be getting a 15 plate (unless there is a blue moon between now and March)

Car_54

There seems to be some confusion here.

A pre-reg car is a new car which the dealer has already registered, in order to meet sales targets, and is then sold as second-hand at a discount. It is normally sitting at the dealers premises, ready to drive away at very short notice.

The uncertainty about delivery dates suggests either that it isn't a pre-reg, or that the dealer is desperately scouring the country in the hope that someone else has a suitable pre-reg looking for a home.

neilmcl

Car_54 wrote: »

There seems to be some confusion here.

A pre-reg car is a new car which the dealer has already registered, in order to meet sales targets, and is then sold as second-hand at a discount. It is normally sitting at the dealers premises, ready to drive away at very short notice.

The uncertainty about delivery dates suggests either that it isn't a pre-reg, or that the dealer is desperately scouring the country in the hope that someone else has a suitable pre-reg looking for a home.

Not necessarily. It can still be a car on order for the dealer, possibly even a demo car and it will be registered in their name and sold straight on to the OP.

forgotmyname

Pre- Registered means its already registered, The only way your going to get a newer one is if something tragic happens to that car and they need to supply a new one.

As Car 54 said. The car with that reg will be sitting around somewhere, Odd they have not delivered it yet..

My spider sense would be tingling and i suggest you get the vehicle checked for paint repairs. It maybe in the bodyshop.

neilmcl

forgotmyname wrote: »

As Car 54 said. The car with that reg will be sitting around somewhere, Odd they have not delivered it yet..

Again, not necessarily.

RMS2

The manufacturer could have pre-regged it to the dealer, but not go around to delivering it yet, somewhere in the system.


Easiest thing, if you are worried, is to ask the dealer for the reg number, he should be able to give it to you, even if he doesn't have it there yet.

letiss7

Thank you all for your replies.
Looks like I missed a part of the information. The car is a new car, ordered to the specification I require. The dealer said the only way he could beat the deal I was getting online was to do the deal as a pre-reg deal.

So I suppose my question is .. if the car is meant for me, can (or will) the dealer register the car without any signed paperwork or money from me?

If the car does arrive on the 24th I won't be able to make it to the dealership until the 28th at the earliest so if he can't (won't) register the car until I have signed something or handed over some money then I am happy to wait until Sunday 1st.

Hope that makes things a little clearer.

forgotmyname

They will register it before their deadline. I guess its possible to register with just a chassis number before the cars even built.

neilmcl

One thing you need to check with the dealer is that they intend to register you as the 2nd keeper when you take possession of the car and not, as in some cases, hold onto the logbook and keep themselves as the registered keeper for a period of time, typically 3 months or more.