As I mentioned above; car dealers are expecting a boom when showrooms open up again in a few days time. They are going to want to fill those fancy showrooms with shiny new cars to entice the buying public. As the old saying goes: ‘You Can’t Sell Space’ – so lots of new cars will arrive for buyers to see. In the meantime, Motability customers will fall further & further down the pecking order. We know it. They know it.
The other factor (of course) is the fact that dealers know Motability have extended leases automatically on all Motability cars, like mine, that are overdue to be exchanged. Dealers will milk that fact for all it’s worth. We still have our current cars to run about in while new private buyers will be kept happy because dealers won’t want them leaving negative reviews about how long they’ve had to wait for delivery, etc.
It sucks… but that’s life on the Motability scheme for you!