Hi Phaedra,
To be fair the sales rep didn’t seem to have a clue about the VAT exemption a bit of a worry as I speaking to the sales manager! he seemed a bit annoyed that with the affinity and vat deductions we could have a MG4 for less than £20k, at the moment its only at the enquiry stage so I wasn’t going to argue the point, as you say all they need to do is present me with a final invioce with no VAT added as long as I provide a declaration form.
Been to a number of dealers some a very clued up about the Vat exemption and gave me figures both to buy and or lease with the exemption added, though the majority dont seem to have a clue, one even told me that I pay the VAT then claim it back!