Good point on the extra also any adaptions added too.I guess in the end it’s not entirely ‘worry free motoring’ in present times.
You’re right Paul. There’s no such thing as worry free motoring. For people on very low incomes, committing to sacrificing £10k of benefits over 3 years may present its own worries in the current climate. With almost every bill rocketing, I can imagine that there are a good many people who wished that they hadn’t, especially those who are new to the scheme and may have sold a cheap to run private car in order to have a shiny new car on the driveway. It might have seemed like a good idea when they ordered, but how quickly things can change.
Don’t forget the many people like me who have ridiculous DWP assessments and lose entitlement to Motability and end up with no car. So certainly not “worry free motoring”
Fortunately it happened just as my dad was retiring. He ended up taking a lump some payment which left him with reduced pension for the rest of life. I say “fortunately” but I still feel bad for accepting that gift from my dad. Not to mention 2 months after buying me the car, he gave me his kidney.