Maz, I received this email yesterday evening:
Dear Mr ******,
Your new Renault is on its way
I'm delighted to tell you that your new Renault Clio has left our factory.
Once it arrives in the UK it will be given a thorough inspection before being sent directly to your Dealer.
Your Clio is expected to arrive at Renault Leicester during the week commencing 25th October 2010.
Should there be any change to this schedule Renault Leicester will let you know. Otherwise, they will contact you when your car is ready for collection.
Now, I don't remember giving the dealer my email address, but either way, the date quoted IS the date the dealer stated when I ordered. The dealer told me 3 weeks ago that my car had gone into production, and was on time.
i would be ringing the dealer everyday if I was you...