Motability cars

[Phil1980]

I don't think the goverment loses out twice.

From the Motabilty website:

The Motability Scheme enables disabled people to exchange either their Higher Rate Mobility Component of Disability Living Allowance or their War Pensioners' Mobility Supplement to obtain a new car, powered wheelchair or scooter.

Essentially, the scheme is a leasing scheme,and the leasing rates reflect the end value of the car.

also, the car doesn't have to be driven by the disabled person, just used for their benefit.

An aweful lot of the cars make a very good low mileage purchase at the end of the lease

Low mileage will count for nothing, will have been driven and treated like a piece of crap like most leased cars.

[Seanl]

TBH, most will be driven pretty sensibly. The clinically obese and arthritic pensioners dont tend to rag the sh!t out of their cars! Which lets face it, most with mobility cars are. If you can find one with decent bodywork, a simple valet will make the car a cheap-ish, clean used motor. Obviously provided it hasnt been modified too much with regard to the original users ability/disability.

[Mortimer Hill]

TBH, most will be driven pretty sensibly. The clinically obese and arthritic pensioners dont tend to rag the sh!t out of their cars! Which lets face it, most with mobility cars are. If you can find one with decent bodywork, a simple valet will make the car a cheap-ish, clean used motor. Obviously provided it hasnt been modified too much with regard to the original users ability/disability.

The vast majority aren't modified at all

[Uruk Hai]

On more than a few occasions I've been to the car auctions when they are selling off the ex mobility cars and to be honest most of the ones I've looked over have been in very good and perfectly acceptable condition, the used car dealers can't get enough of them !

[Bellend]

TBF I suppose all the mint mobility cars don't come into my work for repair but the ones that do are seriously aweful. Don't know how it's possible to get in that state.