Quite understandable that you would want to extend. What is wrong is that you will pay a further £6,500 for the privilege. Give the savings that Motability make with lease extensions (most notably no capital outlay on a new car) I feel that they should be at 50% of the sacrificed benefits, not 100%.
I totally agree, I think paying the same for a 4 or 5-year-old car as somebody who has just driven their nice new car out of the dealers is totally wrong. I applied for a grant at 3 years and 4 turned down both times as they said our car was suitable and didn’t need changing.
Since I require a tall SUV with a decent size boot for my scooter, the choice has always been limited. Now 18 months later I have a choice of possible four cars if I count the new Kuga which I am not sure would be suitable.