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aliwtsn

101 posts

117 months

Saturday 27th July 2024
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Adam1980 said:
Who is your funder? I was told £60 for the plate?

December seems late?!
Santander it is, the £80 fee is just the standard DVLA/Gov fee.

It is late but can’t be helped I guess. Would rather have it sooner I’m not a fan of the waiting game…

Adam1980

187 posts

82 months

Saturday 27th July 2024
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What date was on your order form? I need to give the dealer a call Monday- I don’t want to wait until December

aliwtsn

101 posts

117 months

Saturday 27th July 2024
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Adam1980 said:
What date was on your order form? I need to give the dealer a call Monday- I don’t want to wait until December
Order confirmed 27th June, the estimated delivery date on the order form was start of November

Adam1980

187 posts

82 months

Saturday 27th July 2024
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6 week delay is rough.

I ordered a few weeks before you and have end of September on my form.

Will call Monday and let you know

is-uk

1,513 posts

225 months

Sunday 28th July 2024
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Adding to the delays will likely be the continued Houthi attacks in the Red Sea. The car carriers are sailing via Africa round the Cape of Good Hope now which adds two weeks to the voyage. There is a shortage of available car carrier vessels as well which is leading to further delays on top of the longer sailing times.

Edited by is-uk on Sunday 28th July 10:11

QueQwamo

153 posts

58 months

Tuesday 30th July 2024
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Had an update that car arrives at dealer on the 17th of December. If that timeline sticks, I’m not hoping to see the car till the new year at this point.

aliwtsn

101 posts

117 months

Wednesday 31st July 2024
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QueQwamo said:
Had an update that car arrives at dealer on the 17th of December. If that timeline sticks, I’m not hoping to see the car till the new year at this point.
That's the exact same date as I was given, I also contacted Lotus directly and unfortunately anything ordered via a broker has to be tracked by them which is a little inconvenient as I will need to email CVL every month to check status.

Adam1980

187 posts

82 months

Saturday 10th August 2024
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My car is in build now. Apparently in the paint phase, so I’d assume shipping in the next week or two.

What isn’t clear is where they ship from/ the route of the boat- but I assume 8-10 weeks shipping

Edited by Adam1980 on Saturday 10th August 12:18

AF11

283 posts

102 months

Sunday 25th August 2024
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Existing owners (especially those that have had an eletre over the summer) can you please share your experience of range?

I have one on order but seriously reconsidering. I love the car but I’m being put off by horror stories. Seems to be a lot of complaints about things like adaptive headlights and autonomous driving not working properly, which would really annoy me as I use those features a lot.

Most of the posts on lotus forums are from winter/spring time, so I’m curious to see what range was like in summer and also if software updates have resolved some of the tech issues.

Adam1980

187 posts

82 months

Thursday 5th September 2024
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Car is now on the water- annoyingly they can’t tell me which boat or its docking date. Just have to wait

stuartrav

52 posts

221 months

Friday 6th September 2024
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From a 100% charge for a standard or S model on 22" wheels in my experience you are looking at around 300 miles.

ARF8885

228 posts

38 months

Friday 6th September 2024
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How are people getting some detail in terms of updates etc?

I’m being advised by the Dealer that there is no update until the car lands at the port, which is when they will get notified and update me?

Then once it gets to the port, usually 4-6 weeks?

Does this sound right with others experiences?

Adam1980

187 posts

82 months

Saturday 7th September 2024
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4 weeks from the port in China? No chance.

If they mean from the UK port 6 weeks sounds a lot

ARF8885

228 posts

38 months

Saturday 7th September 2024
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Adam1980 said:
4 weeks from the port in China? No chance.

If they mean from the UK port 6 weeks sounds a lot
4-6 weeks from UK Port. Agree, seems excessive but that’s what I’ve been advised

Adam1980

187 posts

82 months

Saturday 7th September 2024
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I was told 7-8 weeks from China..

It seems very strange the dealer doesn’t seem to be able to track the boat

AMV93

900 posts

101 months

Tuesday 10th September 2024
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seems I'm not the only one...

My current Volvo EV is on the 3 month subscription, so I need to try and time it right to give notice to terminate. I've been told 'November/December' however this is verbal only. The portal shows my car as 'in production' but no VIN or handover date.

Given my overall experience up to now, I reckon it's more likely to turn up without prior warning in Jan/Feb!

ARF8885

228 posts

38 months

Tuesday 10th September 2024
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AMV93 said:
seems I'm not the only one...

My current Volvo EV is on the 3 month subscription, so I need to try and time it right to give notice to terminate. I've been told 'November/December' however this is verbal only. The portal shows my car as 'in production' but no VIN or handover date.

Given my overall experience up to now, I reckon it's more likely to turn up without prior warning in Jan/Feb!
What portal is this? What info do you to see status of build?

AMV93

900 posts

101 months

Wednesday 11th September 2024
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ARF8885 said:
AMV93 said:
seems I'm not the only one...

My current Volvo EV is on the 3 month subscription, so I need to try and time it right to give notice to terminate. I've been told 'November/December' however this is verbal only. The portal shows my car as 'in production' but no VIN or handover date.

Given my overall experience up to now, I reckon it's more likely to turn up without prior warning in Jan/Feb!
What portal is this? What info do you to see status of build?
it's on the 'My Lotus' login. All I get is the following on the login home page (below a configurator picture of my spec):

Status - In Production
Order Confirmed - Friday XX XXXX 2024



Neilsafc

31 posts

95 months

Thursday 12th September 2024
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Has anyone who jumped on the end of June lease deal heard anything recently? Last update I received was at the end of July stating delivery was scheduled 17/12.

Adam1980

187 posts

82 months

Thursday 12th September 2024
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I ordered late June, my car is in transit to the UK