I would have ordered three, but the queue was too long, decided to go to the pub instead, the queue was even longer, no joy at the barbers either so went back home and had a cup of tea.

(Not really)

Two polarised groups emerge from the Covid year.

• Those who have struggled financially and are concerned for jobs etc
• Those who have saved lots of money over the last year as they have been unable to spend it.

The latter group just want a quick way to spend a chunk and put a new number plate on the drive. It is not even as though they will have driven their current motor many miles in the last year.

I fall into the second category, although perhaps saved 'some' money rather than 'lots'. My employment has not changed and I've not had to do any commuting at all, whereas I used to go into the office three days a week. I know plenty of people who fall into the first category. I don't feel like rushing out and spending what I've saved though - I can smell inflation and higher taxes around the corner.

Yep, and a LOT of both.

My son-in-law works for a Land Rover dealer. He has been going in to work all through lock down and says he has had one of his best new-registration months of March.

I understand he has been taking cars out to customers, sanitising the cars and letting them test drive.

People have been ordering cars all through the lock down.

Many of the orders have been corporate or repeat business so customers know what they are going to get.

Business has been brisk. The sort of people who order high-end Land Rovers don't appear to have had their earnings curtailed by the pandemic.