I know it's very frustating waiting, especially when you know your car's been sat in Derby and you just want to get hold of it, but have to agree with the couple of posts above. Pre-pandemic it was very usual for cars to be sat in huge car parks, old air fields etc. for months or even over a year before they got delivered to a customer. When I went to order a 'new' Abarth 124 Spider a few years ago, I wanted a specific colour and spec. I ended up having to choose one off a list of ones already made and sat in storage somewhere, as they were all pre-built sat waiting to be bought. I think that was pretty common, and from what I could tell they had an initial batch of cars made and sent to the UK, and then they got registered as people ordered them. It'd be nice to think my car arrives on a boat and then a few weeks later I get delivery, but if it ends up a few months wait then the paint won't have suddenly deteriorated and the battery won't be ruined when I get it. We're waiting for one of the last of it's kind, and Toyota have made it affordable, plus, from the reviews and write ups I've seen, a really fun drive, so it'll be worth the wait.
