Bike delivery charge???

[Temple]

hi all

bit of advice/feed back appreciated here.

when i recently (october 07) ordered my new r1200gs i was surprised that once they drew up the invoice it had a delivery charge of £493.75

now by this time i really wanted the bike! i did query it but was told this was normal. this being only my second bike i didnt have anything to go by.

it's always been on my mind, and now that i have found this forum and a body of bmw owners to ask, i'd love to hear your thoughts

cheers

Graeme

 

[LOLGEOFF]

And it's been eating away at you for this long?

I think if the price displayed on the bike was the "on the road" price then that should include all those little extras they try to hide.

 

[Andy_E]

Might be worth checking if they've just broken down the 'on the road' price into its components - for example my invoice didn't show delivery but it did split the OTR cost into the bike, first reg fee and road tax.

 

[Palerider]

I work in the automotive industry and it is completely usual (notice I did not say moral!) to have a delivery charge on any new vehicle or bike.

Essentially you, as the customer, are paying a contribution for transportation of the vehicle from wherever it has come from, plus time for the retailer to prep the bike (PDI or pre-delivery inspection), and to register it, plus a first registration tax that goes into the governments coffers....oh, and of course they add VAT to this.....

If you choose to purchase a new bike or car be prepared - it will always (at least in my experience) include a "delivery charge"....

There is a simple answer if you don't want to pay it - buy a nearly new one!

P