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Offline SilverChariot

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Re: Hold Delivery For New Plate?
« Reply #10 on: 06 November 2009, 16:26 »
for the few quid more you will lose having it on a 59 plate compared to how much your going to lose as soon as you roll it off the forecourt does it really matter.  :undecided:

It's more the simple pleasure of driving round with a 10 plate for 6 months.
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Re: Hold Delivery For New Plate?
« Reply #11 on: 06 November 2009, 16:32 »
Private plates FTW. Then people dont know and you dont care how old your car is.
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Re: Hold Delivery For New Plate?
« Reply #12 on: 06 November 2009, 16:57 »
DVLA have released 2010 plates starting with GT10 for anyone interested.
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Re: Hold Delivery For New Plate?
« Reply #13 on: 06 November 2009, 17:03 »
Private plates FTW. Then people dont know and you dont care how old your car is.
People still know. The amount of time i have had people from work or nearby streets/my street say something along the lines of "You must have got a great discount with it been just before the new plate"
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Offline Real Thing

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Re: Hold Delivery For New Plate?
« Reply #14 on: 06 November 2009, 18:03 »
VW will pay the extra 2.5% VAT in you take Delivery before March http://www.volkswagen.co.uk/volkswagen-world/news/item/193


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Re: Hold Delivery For New Plate?
« Reply #15 on: 06 November 2009, 18:04 »
If I was you, I'd be taking it as soon as; when it comes to selling the car just make sure you make a point of stating it is 2010.
I'm waiting for a company car so my opinion is somewhat biased. The difference after three years will be 'relatively' insignificant.
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Re: Hold Delivery For New Plate?
« Reply #16 on: 06 November 2009, 18:31 »
Makes bugger all difference at trade in. I chopped in a Scirocco for my Golf and it was one of the first registered 58 plates, got book value same as an 09.

If you're getting clobbered on the VAT then just get it ASAP.

Offline Ivan

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Re: Hold Delivery For New Plate?
« Reply #17 on: 06 November 2009, 19:09 »
General consensus seems to be getting it ASAP.

 I was 50/50 but as soon as VW can build it I’ll take it.  + I'm waiting so long, VW come on... :angry:

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Re: Hold Delivery For New Plate?
« Reply #18 on: 06 November 2009, 20:52 »
VW will pay the extra 2.5% VAT in you take Delivery before March http://www.volkswagen.co.uk/volkswagen-world/news/item/193
Interesting terms and conditions.
From that link
"ordered between the 29th October and the 30th November 2009 and delivered and registered to private retail customers between 1st January and 28th February 2010. At participating retailers only."
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Offline JellyCat

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Re: Hold Delivery For New Plate?
« Reply #19 on: 06 November 2009, 21:03 »
I've just gone through this. My order was within the VAT cut off, and could have had the car on a 59 reg with a delivery in mid Feb and save on the VAT.
But as I've elected for a 2010 March 1st reg I got hit by the 2.5% VAT rise.

It's swings and roundaboutes and will prob will ballance out:

59 reg = lower resale as older plate, but you shoulds save on the VAT as VW pick this up to end of Feb.
10 reg = better resale as newer plate, but you get hit on the VAT.

VAT 2.5% worked out for me about £600 due to spec of the car, the dealer advised the drop in resale due to the new plate & year would be about £700- 900 in the long run (seems year change plates such as 05 to an 06 has a bigger drop than an 05 to a 59).

Not sure what the state of play is if VW push out your build week \ etc so your delivery is an 10