If you have to waste money on a new car it's best to go in at the end of a month on a week day.

Or save even more and go to a discount broker - who tap into fleet pricing structures.

My uncle is that way.

He bought a new Disco Sport a few months ago, paying list price at the local dealers. No discount, because they told him that LR 'don't do discounts'. Even though I'd told him a few weeks beforehand that C2C were quoting £2-3k off list.

The next few months may be a bit different, given in March the VED rates will significantly change - many cars that are currently in the £0 - £30pa grouping will suddenly be in the £145pa grouping, and will likely lead to higher trade than usual even as early as December.

I've noticed a distinct uptick in prices (and lack of decent offers at dealerships), even on the broker websites, in the past couple of months. This may have been affected by the £ dropping in value, but I suspect many also think they'll be a surge in sales in the time up to the VED band changes.

I agree with you for smaller cars, and cars over £40k. For larger ones under the magic £40k, the reverse may be true - people may put off buying them until Q2, so they get the £145 tax instead of something higher.

Of course, I suspect the dealers will have some price rises to feed in at about the same time, so I doubt those who wait will really make any saving.

I normally hear about new cars, but the Vauxhall Cascada completely passed me by. Have they not done any commercials for it?

Seen one at my local dealership on the way to work on weekdays and the shops on the weekend - if I recall, the particaular car was there a long time unsold. I haven't being looking as I passed of late due to keeping a much sharper eye on the heavier traffic since the clocks went back - I'll check next time I'm passing that way on the weekend if its still there.