Whenever I have bought an in stock, brand new car. I have driven it away in around 2 hours so how come you sa you could of had it in 2 weeks if they was in stock. Is that as it takes mbo two weeks to process and allow the order.
We all pretty much know, (as with the 4 cars i’ve had on the scheme from 4 different dealerships) you need to see the Motability salesperson and not just any retail sales person at the dealership to order a car on the scheme.
So imo basically pretending to be a retail customer rather than a mobility scheme customer is the real issue, as your not the one buying the car. A third party is and then they are leasing that car to you and the dealer acts as a broker in that deal between you and mb and then mb and the manufacturer (who set the price of the car)
As you point out, the dealership get a fee for that and the sales persons gets commission and if you was actually buying a car retail yourself and take out finance they’d get a cut of that also.
I don’t see how it’s discrimination, not allowing you to place a factory order on a car would be discrimination. Just as you don’t like the situtaion doesn’t imo mean it is discrimination. The truth is your not buying the car, so they cannot be discriminating against you the scheme user at all.. This is why Mb do nothing and don’t care. If a dealer refused to place a factory order (which would never happen) They would care.
None have said you cannot order a car, when you have called and asked for a car via the scheme. It is the case though that cars they’ve ordered themselves to make profit’s on, they will only sell retail and are not prepared to sell those to third parties for reduced amounts, as they may of done before and might do if it suits them to do so, like offering cash back or reduced ap’s. That’s up to them not just as one demands it.