Order was placed October 2021.....
After the build week being put back multiple times, I finally received confirmation mid June that the order had gone to Status 20 with the build week confirmed as from 3rd July onwards....
I then got an update to confirm, YES, the car built on 13th July and it'll be planned for shipping to the UK for August.
True to their word, it landed on UK ground on 3rd Aug and was then transported to the dealership, arriving there on 10th August. (guessing it arrived into Sheerness, Kent and was transported to Romford, Essex dealership and the sales rep has been great keeping me updated)
I could have taken the car within August, but it makes sense to wait for the 1st Sept and have the 73 plate, next Friday can't come quick enough after such a long wait.