My dealer has been keeping me updated from home. I think my Allspace is sitting half built in a factory in Mexico currently. As I’m currently on the government ‘shielding’ list I am in no hurry to pick it up when it arrives. I think that is going to be a discussion between me, the dealer and motability when the time comes if the government advice is the same.
I guess it could depend on the date you was due to exchange and when the car actually arrives at the dealer.
I would imagine when that time comes, you’ll have only a few options. Motability’s plan as far as we have heard so far is..
The government has announced that they will allow car dealerships to reopen their showrooms on 1 June in England. As a result, Motability will start ‘Phase 1’ of their own plan to reopen the scheme.
New Motability cars that are already at dealerships waiting to be handed over to customers will be their first priority.
Around 5000 brand new vehicles are ready and waiting to be delivered to Motability customers, and now that dealerships have had the go ahead to reopen Motability specialists will be allowed to register and hand over these vehicles ‘subject to this being done in a COVID-19 safe environment’.
Motability have also made money available to dealerships to cover the cost of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and sanitisation when preparing and handing over vehicles to customers.
After that cars already ordered and not at dealers before lockdown and i’m guessing that will be phase 2.
Imo you could go ahead if another named driver can pickup the car, or you would have to pick it up yourself as ppe etc is being paid for by motability, so might be ok as a (last resort). If you do need to go out, you’ll need to use a vehicle, I would imagine.. Like for a hospital visit etc.
You might just have to cancel the order and extend your current lease, till you ready and feel it’s safe for you to do so.. or leave the scheme for now and hand the current car back. If you not driving the car and it is not being used for along time already, you’d save the money.
Not something i’d do as i’m fully dependant on the car to go out when needed.. but is an option for some..
I doubt the dealer will keep the car for an unspecified amount of time after it does arrive, if you unable to collect it.. but alot is unknown and as no new prices will be released until new orders are going to be accepted by MBO, thats a sticky situtation imo.
My new car is at the dealers was due to exchange in april.. The fact that there will be no prices for this Quarter worries me, if then ap’s drop because of covid (when new prices eventually come out) I will feel i’ve been robbed. but ap’s could go up as well.. no one knows.. but this time If i cancel I won’t be able to re-order until when??? applications open for orders which could be months or weeks no one actually knows right now..