A lot of dealerships don't like delivering cars on the first saturday of the new registration as lots of people want the same as you. Just Phone to say you expect a 68 plate or else...

...or a significant discount for a 17 plate perhaps delivered early? If they want to meet a sales target presumably to earn a big bonus, then surely they can reduce the price or give you some freebies (maybe even some free servicing for X years) to 'encourage you' to take possession early and thus have a 17 plate that's worth less than a 68 plate.

Yes, the dealer will probably get extra discount if registered this month/quarter.

All manufacturers I have dealt with recently run the summer 1/4 from 01 July to 31 September thus a registration on 31 August or 01 September would make no difference to bonus.

But sometimes there are special buyer incentives which operate to different dates. Our Fabia was registered 30 April even though we did not collect it until 01 May simply because the test drive bonus ended on 30 April. Nothing to do with Skodas Spring 1/4 whic runs from 01 April to 30 June. If we had insisted on a 01 May registration we would have paid £1000 more for the car. 30 April or 01 May will make no difference to the value when we sell it, 18 plate regardless.

Heard from the dealer today and he gave me the number...... its a 68! thanks for your comments chaps :)