Yet here we have evidence of what the scheme offered to people willing to sacrifice their benefits and personal income. And the it all hit the fan… and we have been shafted. Anybody who believes otherwise is fooling themselves.
Although it was a massive shame that the arbitrary £3k price cap meant the loss of Lexus, Jaguar, Land Rover from the scheme as well as some higher end cars, I don’t think that there is such evidence between these two price lists.
An example of a very popular vehicle, the BMW X1 1.8 SE S drive;
Q3 2011 AP £5299
Q1 2013 AP £1999 £3300 cheaper than it was before the cap!
I don’t think Motorbility is faultless, but they can only offer the cars the manufacturers want to sell to them. I think part of the reason we have so few cars available currently is down to the simple fact of new vehicle emissions rules and trends in what type of car is acceptable in the future.
Most diesels have been stopped, many 2ltr Petrol engines are being cut, and with the current upturn in the need to develop EV, many manufactures are cutting their ranges, this isn’t something that just effects Motability, is everywhere.
I’m sure as the cars become available they will come on the scheme, but you just need to accept that the new norm will be 1.5ltr or less, many only 3 cylinders and the inevitable rise to the top of EV’s. Motorbility need to address the HP caps (Which they seem to be doing) and the AP caps (which again seem to be being relaxed) It’s all going to take time though, which isn’t great when you are due to change, but neither is COVID, and thats had an even bigger effect on all of us!
Previous Motability Cars
2006 - 2009 Skoda Superb VR6 2.0tdi
2009 - 2012 Citroen C5 2.0tdi VTR Nav
2012 - 2015 Nissan Qashqai 1.5dci tekna
2015 - 2018 Ford Kuga 2.0tdi Titanium X
2018 - 2021 BMW 220d X drive 2 Series Active Luxury
2021 - 2023 Hyundai Kona Electric Premium SE
2023 - Hyundai Kona Electric Ultimate