It appears like that's the case. In the last couple of the days I've recieved more communication from my dealer than I have in two years and they seem to be pretty firm on a 26th of August arrival at their shop.
I was just advised by Ford that my Dark Horse will be ready to collect at an agreed date after the 26th of August. Finally abit of good news but I'm anticipating some sort of delay as it sounds abit too good to be true.
I actually contacted Ford after recieving an automated email stating the car had been built just to confirm pricing and was advised I'd get a return call to provide information ASAP (that was almost two weeks ago)
I understand the dealerships are probably not as in the loop as one would think...