That's pretty well much as I expected. It would be interesting to find out a bit more about the initial number "1", and whether the 240V units got re-serialised by the dealers, or did the initial 1's indicat it came through the official UK facility? Maybe the link will tell me what I need to know ...

'Scuse me, Newbie here so please feel free to move post to somewhere more relevant. I've just bought a (rather lovely) PET 2001-8. The woman who sold it said that her old boss said "it was the first one in the UK". With serial number 1000219 I suppose it is entirely possible if they didn't leave the ...