Dealer Launch Vehicle History Question

rga1983 · 15th April 2024, 18:08

Excuse the slightly long first post, but I’m trying to understand the history of my car a little better and I hope you knowledgeable people might be able to help.

I’ve had my car since November, but I sadly know very little about its past. Based on the chassis number and slightly strange specification, I’m 99% certain it’s one of the dealer launch cars (Serpent alloys were added recently). However, I’m curious about what happened to the car after it was built.

The car has a Northampton number plate (ending 'NV') and the service book shows that the car had its pre-delivery inspection carried out at the Rover Preparation Centre in Rugby. From what I’ve been able to gather so far, these two things could mean it was a Rover staff/management vehicle as these were PDI’d in Rugby and registered via a DVLA office in Northamptonshire.

My question is, were the dealer launch vehicles all PDI’d by Rover themselves and then delivered to dealers? If the dealers did PDI their own launch vehicles, does that mean my car is likely to have been Rover-owned at the start of its life? Or could there be something else going on?

Thanks in advance for any light anyone can shed.

15th April 2024, 18:08	#1
rga1983 Newbie Rover 75 Saloon Join Date: Apr 2024 Location: Peterborough Posts: 10 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Dealer Launch Vehicle History Question Excuse the slightly long first post, but I’m trying to understand the history of my car a little better and I hope you knowledgeable people might be able to help. I’ve had my car since November, but I sadly know very little about its past. Based on the chassis number and slightly strange specification, I’m 99% certain it’s one of the dealer launch cars (Serpent alloys were added recently). However, I’m curious about what happened to the car after it was built. The car has a Northampton number plate (ending 'NV') and the service book shows that the car had its pre-delivery inspection carried out at the Rover Preparation Centre in Rugby. From what I’ve been able to gather so far, these two things could mean it was a Rover staff/management vehicle as these were PDI’d in Rugby and registered via a DVLA office in Northamptonshire. My question is, were the dealer launch vehicles all PDI’d by Rover themselves and then delivered to dealers? If the dealers did PDI their own launch vehicles, does that mean my car is likely to have been Rover-owned at the start of its life? Or could there be something else going on? Thanks in advance for any light anyone can shed.