Woohoo! 5% discount coming to UK buyers?

[jamesbxxx]

Thanks Liz. Certainly a sweetener to the delay issues! Let's hope that the car arrives in the proposed VAT reduction window - I'm guessing 6 months from today?

 

[Matthaus]

This would be a welcome swing to the rising interest rates on the car

 

[frazzer]

I suspect that 5% won't be going into my or your pockets, it'll go to vendors who will adjust prices upwards to pocket the change.

 

[Leonard]

Be interesting!
Obviously Emira pricing has been set for some time now, so any positive adjustment to account for a reduction in VAT for Lotus benefit would be very obvious

 

[Lotustoronto]

It's funny, while UK gets a nice 5% discount - Canada receives a 10% luxury tax on top of our normal HST(VAT) for all cars over 100K CAD started sept 1st.

Glad you guys get some reprieve. I suppose we are not being as negatively affected by the Ukraine-russia conflict as everyone else, and having the 3rd largest oil supplies on the planet helps.

 

[CDM1855]

There is no guarantee of any discount

Truss is a politician, Who will say whatever crap she needs to say to get elected

 

[dzernski]

"The price you pay will be the price you ordered at". If there's a 5% reduction in VAT, the price would go down. I doubt even if the VAT cut happens it'd be passed on, we'd just be paying more for the car and less in VAT. I wouldn't actually mind this as the "extra" might go to actually making the car.

 

[Tonyshepp]

Depending if this happens and when the early adopters, like myself, may be incurring an initial 5% depreciation if the VAT cut comes after purchase or we may actually obtain the saving if its before purchase. With my luck it will will be the former and not the latter.

I now don't want the 30 day call at least until Liz has been in the role 2-3 weeks..

 

[prestonc]

Thanks Liz. Certainly a sweetener to the delay issues! Let's hope that the car arrives in the proposed VAT reduction window - I'm guessing 6 months from today?

You honestly think she'll stick to that?
It came out of her mouth, so you expect the exact opposite.

 

[EmiraMike]

There is no guarantee of any discount

Truss is a politician, Who will say whatever crap she needs to say to get elected

Well said. A classic case of failing upwards

 

[EmiraMike]

There is no guarantee of any discount

Truss is a politician, Who will say whatever crap she needs to say to get elected

 

[Leonard]

You honestly think she'll stick to that?
It came out of her mouth, so you expect the exact opposite.

Watch for 2500 pound energy cap in the next 4 weeks as well.
Liz our saviour 🙌 🙄😏

 

[prestonc]

Watch for 2500 pound energy cap in the next 4 weeks as well.
Liz our saviour 🙌 🙄😏

🤣🤣🤣

 

[EspritGuy]

Prove you are not a robot. Identify which photo shows Ride Height.

 

[prestonc]

Prove you are not a robot. Identify which photo shows Ride Height.

 

[ADC]

I'd happily take a 5% increase in price if it meant that dunce was not about to be running the country...

EDIT: yes, I have violated the "no politics" rule, which I take very seriously... but she really is that useless.

 

[prestonc]

I'd happily take a 5% increase in price if it meant that dunce was not about to be running the country...

I agree, but sadly the quality just decreases with each passing idiot.

 

[Tonyshepp]

I'd happily take a 5% increase in price if it meant that dunce was not about to be running the country...

EDIT: yes, I have violated the "no politics" rule, which I take very seriously... but she really is that useless.

But we had comedy, now we don't even have that...

 

[prestonc]

But we had comedy, now we don't even have that...

 

[TomE]

Folks, just sounding the politics warning bell before this strays too far 🔔