Hello to every one I am not sure were or how to post as a new topic My Question .I am my partners carer for the last 16 years I am on social services as her carer I was paid by social services till cut backs 4 years ago . I live 30 miles away and care for her from Thursday evening till Monday morning I pop down through the week for hospital appointments if needed. Having spoken to Motability they advised me to set the ball rolling by going to car dealership who would start the application for the car and then would it will be looked into, as very case is different I am retired and would only do around 30 miles a week at home I wouldn’t object to a tracker fitted to the motabbilty car . Any advice please and thank you
Hi and welcome. So that your partner doesn’t end up with a car that she cannot use, I think that you (or your partner, if able) need a definitive answer to your question from Motability before you start looking at cars. Your financial position doesn’t have any bearing on this issue if it is your partner who is entitled to join the scheme. If your partner is entitled to a Motability car in her own right then the only question is whether or not they are happy that, even though you live 30 miles away, you will be the main / only driver.
The rules on this were changed some years ago as the scheme was being widely abused and drivers now have to live quite nearby to the recipient (5 miles from memory). There is, however, some flexibility on this, as they agreed to add our daughter who is 12 miles away as my wife can no longer drive and I was worried that if I was ever taken ill when we were away my wife would have no means to get home. They agreed without question.