Skoda Fabia vRS MkII - New car delivery delays - Grimsby docks?

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Sat 11 Jun 2011 02:57
Skoda Fabia vRS MkII - New car delivery delays - Grimsby docks? - Buxton

I've been advised by my dealer that my new car has been stuck at Grimsby docks since the 18th of May due to a huge backlog of cars awaiting delivery?

I just wondered if anyone else has suffered this unwelcome news? According to my dealer thousands of cars are stuck there right now.

Edited by Buxton on 11/06/2011 at 03:00

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Sat 11 Jun 2011 17:18
Skoda Fabia vRS MkII - New car delivery delays - Grimsby docks? - ThatOne

That is untrue. The cars are not being built. I am trying to find out why. Pulling teeth would be easier...

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Thu 17 Jan 2013 17:06
Skoda Fabia vRS MkII - New car delivery delays - Grimsby docks? - C6RDE

I live in Grimsby, and yet my girlfriend ordered her new Fabia last month for delivery in January, we are now told that delivery will be sometime in March. We were told that the good news is that we will get the car at the same price as it was when we ordered (and paid a deposit). Something seems amiss!!

We have not been told of any hold up on Grimsby Docks presumably because we live in Grimsby.

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Thu 17 Jan 2013 21:03
Skoda Fabia vRS MkII - New car delivery delays - Grimsby docks? - MikeTorque

It's 2 years on from the original posters problem, a lot has changed since then.

You should expect to only pay the price as per the order details. If delivery is longer than expected (as often tends to happen) then there won't be any extra to pay. It means your new car will be a 13 reg. rather than a 62 reg. which will help it hold it's value a little better.

Living in Grimsby may mean you receive the car a day or so earlier than someone living in say London but other than that it'll make no difference as much depends on the order the car is processed on/off the container ship and then again on/off the Grimsby docks.

Please do let us know when you receive your car, it's always good to hear about a new car delivery and how well the process proceeds between ordering to delivery.

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