Any particular reason for you to order a car from the factory – anything you could not find with Skoda’s new cars stock locator? See example below. I can guarantee if you call to at least three dealers, one of them will bring this car or any other you can clearly point out is in stock, to them. In my case I originally called Oxford and they refused, claiming it is not for Motability etc. Then I called Reading and surprise – hours later I have signed all the papers using digital signature, without visiting the branch. https://www.skoda.co.uk/apps/stock/carDetail/GBR2606600118282026
I can confirm that dealers can take cars off the ŠKODA UK Stock Locator, my Kamiq came directly from Emden in Germany, and was originally due to be sent to a dealer in Winchester before Weston called it into them. Mind you, I wish I’d have left it in Emden…