This will be contentious, but as someone who always looks after their cars, whether that’s privately owned, company run or leased, I think Motability should only give the full £600 for cars in immaculate condition. The amount could be reduced for small areas of damage scuffs etc by say £50 for each area of damage. This way, most users will get a few hundred pounds back and there would be a good incentive to keep the car clean and tidy inside and out. (Ducks for incoming criticism) ?
Indeed, you should duck!
As others have explained in posts above, damage can be caused by disability aids, adaptions or the sheer act of getting into/out of a vehicle. Not forgetting of course that some disabled people physically cannot keep their car in an ‘immaculate’ condition. Keeping it generally ‘clean and tidy’ is often a hugely difficult task, particularly for disabled people who, for example, live alone without a support network to clean their car.
During the course of a 3 (or longer) lease, vehicles will pick up stone chips, or minor car park ‘dings’ etc, which even affect privately owned vehicles, let alone ones on the scheme. It is part and parcel of motoring in the 21st century.
Therefore, the scheme takes a very pragmatic, and sensible view that provided that the vehicle is returned in a good overall condition (not ‘immaculate’ condition) then that is enough to pay out the good condition bonus.
Or do you think you should be entitled to more GCB because you are luckily physically able to keep your vehicle ‘immaculate’?
Dave