PS. The part I left out is that I thought I had longer to save the AP. So I can’t order right away, in case delivery is in 3 months – I’m gonna need at least 4-5 months to get the AP together.
I wouldn’t worry about that, as the dealer could hold the car for you for a month or two if it came in quickly. Our BMW X1 arrived at the dealership in July and the dealer said that they were happy to hold it until September if we wanted the new reg. In our case, we were happy to take immediate delivery as I’d had enough of the VW Tiguan that we had at the time, but if you explain to the dealer that you won’t have the full AP until a certain month they can either order in the knowledge that’s the case or, if not, they can process the order on the Motability system but delay ordering the car from the manufacturer for a couple of months. Many do this anyway and don’t tell you (if they don’t have immediately available build allocations) and it doesn’t matter if the car disappears off the scheme as the car has already been ordered in Motability’s eyes.