Yea that's what I thought too. If its going to be June/July I won't but if its august I may aswell wait.
I would wait if you're in the habit of changing your car every 3 years and you're buying/financing rather than leasing. In April/May/June/July, that car will be depreciating at the rate of £300 a month from a March plate, but it'l be hit by about a grand in August waiting for the next plate. On the road, that August car is going to look 6 months old on Sept 1st, not 1 month old - and the used values will take a clobbering as a result.
3 years down the line, an August registered car will probably be worth £1500 or so more than the March car on the same plate, but at least a grand less than the September car that's on the newer plate for the sake of the month when you trade in. If you're in the habit of keeping a new car 5/6/8 years then the difference in value between the plates way down the line becomes less relevant.
