Don't hate me - genuine Brexit related purchase question

[AB-UK]

Originally Posted by ergonomist

Just dug out the new car paperwork for my XC90. The Ts & Cs clearly stated that VAT would be charged at the rate in force at the time of delivery (completion of the contract).

It also stated that if Volvo increased the recommended price before delivery the dealer could pass on that increase and I would only have the right to cancel the contract (with lots of legalise and caveats around the wording). It didn't allow me to hold the dealer to the original agreed price (interestingly, it also worked the other way - if Volvo reduced the price between order and delivery and the dealer didn't offer me the full reduction, I could also have cancelled the order). Consumer Rights Act would not have been contravened.

One has to be careful with contracts not to read into them what we want the situation to be rather than what it actually is.

That will be quite a concern for those of us who have to buy privately.
As a previous poster noted, on a top spec car that could mean many £000s on top of what you might have budgeted for. If the only option is to cancel the order you would be left looking for a cheaper alternative, and an even longer wait for a new car.