if youve got 4.5k and you find it a good use of your capital then its no different to someone who can afford 1.5k and does so. everyone is financially different; just look at the homes we all have, from council abodes to nice private homes. this is how it works, but there is no doubt that in general the ap’s have mostly risen by huge amounts which is unfair. its mostly to put people on motablity off.
I absolutely don’t think it’s a good use of our money. A good use of our money would be to get a Golf Style and be done with it.
That’s what i mean: there’s cars you need, and there’s cars you want.
Again, the argument from me is that (almost) nobody is priced out of the scheme. There are issues of course, like basically no option for low price (base or lower spec) big SUVs, or little choice for under 25 year olds – but no, prices being increased is absolutely not unfair. It’s annoying as fck, of course – but how is it unfair?
Do you not see the entitlement there? They can charge whatever they want. It’s not unfair. They’re not charging you MORE than a private customer (in which case you certainly could claim unfairness). If you ask me to sell you my.. whatever, my Playstation 5, and i tell you “sure, £600 please” (they’re £400 new), then that’s not unfair. Take it or leave it, go buy a different, cheaper console. You’re not entitled to a cheap price.
Exact same here. There’s a reason the prices went up, people acting like it’s pure malice against disabled people are just delusional. It’s either that the prices go up to slow down orders, or they remove the cars entirely of the scheme (Merc isn’t just off of Motability, their entire Fleet business is suspended – SIXT doesn’t get Mercs either).
It’s not unfair, it’s not even bad since there ARE, for the most part (apart from the examples earlier), cars available for everyone. Just not necessarily the one they want. We wanted a Tucson PHEV when the normal petrol got released, we saw that it’s £5k without the extras that we were looking forward to most (BSM, DCC etc) – bringing the car to around £6500. We can’t afford it, so we’re not gonna get one, there’s nothing unfair about it. They lose a sale, and we’ll still be mobile in the end.
Prior: SEAT Ateca Xcellence Lux 1.5 TSI DSG MY19, VW Golf GTE PHEV DSG MY23
Current: Hyundai Ioniq 6 Ultimate
Next: we'll see what's available in 2028.