I think they should drop it to £15k personally as why do they need expensive cars.
I think they should drop it to £15k personally as why do they need expensive cars.
So they get £55 a week plus Disability Living Allowance, so all you have to do is put petrol in, a guy in the next street gets it and he had a hip replacement, can walk, all he does is walk from his door to the car which is about 10 yards. Also when he moved onto a brand new car his son ended up with his old one.
Thought it was for the most serious cases in disability. Add in the cost of insurance/tax its a massive saving. No wonder its abused, its basically a free car. £220 towards the payment of a car is crazy.
No, their DLA is £55 per week but they give that up in favour of taking a car instead. If the car lease over the 3 year period is greater than £55 per week then the excess cost can be paid up front in the form of a non-refundable advanced payment. An example could be that a bog standard Zetec (or whatever that trim level is these days) might fall within the £55 per week category and require zero advance payment. A Titanium with all the trim upgrades could require a £1500 advance payment.So they get £55 a week plus Disability Living Allowance
No, their DLA is £55 per week but they give that up in favour of taking a car instead. If the car lease over the 3 year period is greater than £55 per week then the excess cost can be paid up front in the form of a non-refundable advanced payment. An example could be that a bog standard Zetec (or whatever that trim level is these days) might fall within the £55 per week category and require zero advance payment. A Titanium with all the trim upgrades could require a £1500 advance payment.
At the end of the three years that advance payment is not given back.
Basically you pay £7200 over a 3 year period to hire a car. The benefit to most people is that there is no tax, no maintenance costs, no tyre costs, no servicing costs and the opportunity to be driving a brand new car. You don't own it, you never will under the scheme.
No, their DLA is £55 per week but they give that up in favour of taking a car instead. If the car lease over the 3 year period is greater than £55 per week then the excess cost can be paid up front in the form of a non-refundable advanced payment. An example could be that a bog standard Zetec (or whatever that trim level is these days) might fall within the £55 per week category and require zero advance payment. A Titanium with all the trim upgrades could require a £1500 advance payment.
At the end of the three years that advance payment is not given back.
Basically you pay £7200 over a 3 year period to hire a car. The benefit to most people is that there is no tax, no maintenance costs, no tyre costs, no servicing costs and the opportunity to be driving a brand new car. You don't own it, you never will under the scheme.
It's surprising how important an extra few inches in height to the seat can suddenly become when you' have say a hip problem, or how important a higher cabin area can be if you can't bend easily/without pain, let alone little things like the height and position of the boot opening, or the size of the boot (things that are really quite important considerations if you've got a wheelchair, especially if the person who pushes it may be a little older, or smaller), and those are all before the normal considerations of things like how comfortable is the driving position for you, or can you see around comfortably from the drivers seat (the pillars in some cars are really badly placed for people of some heights)
What's wrong with a £25k cap? Maybe they are saying that someone who claims but adds funds to get a £40k car, doesn't need financial help.
You have to worry about also paying for servicing, tyres, repairs, insurance etc etc. The only thing you need to pay for in relation to a Motability car is the fuel for 3 years.