Just catching up with the replies which although predictable was quite interesting.
The consensus seems to be that the millions that Motability have made out of our PIP money and have stashed away is not the same as it would be if the government were to operate the mobility scheme and do the same thing. I don’t understand this argument as it seems it is OK for Motability to do that but not central government. For a start in the public sector if a department didn’t spend all of it’s allocated money for that year then the government claims it. The answer is to spend it and invest in smaller AP’s, bigger discounts and more grants before the end of that financial year. As for Atos and Capita taking over the scheme I will accept that as pure tongue in cheek.
At the end of the day Motability is just a glorified agency who are authorised to administer the paperwork between dealers and third parties. There really isn’t a lot to it in this digital age.
Having said all that I can understand why folk think this government in particular would fleece every penny out of you no matter whether it be NHS, dentist, prescription charges, stealth taxes or whatever. I am fortunate enough to live in Scotland where the SNP government have been very fair to disabled people and eventually hope to have control of all welfare benefits. I for one would trust the SNP to look after its disabled people and run a motability scheme for us with a bit more dignity than shown by the English government that’s for sure. It’s all a matter of trust I suppose.