its ok we have different opinions on this, but I as I stated I agree with everything else apart from the last part as there are plenty of places that offer free carer on days out and proof is normally a badge, or letter of award or letter of carer award, which I don’t see as a harmful request, even chelsea football club ask for ni so they can check your status officially before giving you disabled membership.
if they did not ask for the proof, then its fair too say its fair.. most theme parks you do get value at as you will get priority queue too as well included in that which is a discount as well… Yes our live are hard, yes somedays days can seem like months due to issues, but there are a lot of places that do bend over backwards to try to be accomidating.
As I originally stated I agree with every other point, I am 100% annoyed that they do adverts, donate to other charity’s when they were setup to help disabled people be mobile, yet they keep putting pricing up, bigger car choice is limited, I have seen some members go private because of it, someone that wants heated seats, steering wheel and extras in a large car and hybrid at the moment decent spec is around 3000+ ap, then add that to the 15k, your upto 18k over 3 years, then on even a PCP deal which you can find if you hunt enough 0% ones you would be left owing 12 k on a 30k car and end of PCP if you finance that out then your another 3 years of not motability (bear in mind your be paying out insurance and maintenance and breakdown service on top) I would not count tires as its very rare I have had a tire change in all the years
but yes your spend a little more every year, but in 5 to 6 years you own the car of your choosing, (which would be roughly same time time you would keep a motobility car for if you spent 3k AP plus on it, of course unless your rich enough you will be 200+ better off a month which is more than enough to cover future maintenance costs and own your car.
I can see why others are doing it tbh, its a long term plan for them, but they see it as the best choice, Motability need to just do the right thing I believe and stop classing things like seat heating and steering wheel heating and electric tailgates and electric seats as luxury items, as some of us cant live without them, also the surround view. do you know how much less I have suffered with having that, no more keep spinning the neck round every other way while parking, my neck and body loves it.
many valid points you have, but I cant agree on discount on days out as I said, as I have no trouble with no discount if my carer is free.