It’s the same rock and a hard place I find myself in every renewal time along with the automatic gearbox and the only way to get around it is the large SUV with it’s larger AP’s unfortunately or a plumbers van with nice seats but even those can be expensive AP wise.
Grants might be a way forward but its something I’m hoping to avoid as I don’t like being cross examined about my needs and having to explain to folk who deal with disabled folk why I need to carry a fully assembled pavement scooter in the boot along with grand-kids in the back and why a zero AP electric car would not suffice. ??