The general level of AP has nothing to do with it, you’re not arguing for a reduction in AP, you’re arguing for someone else to pay for it despite you being able to pay for it.
£2k for the AP isn’t outlandish, either. We can certainly talk about £6k+ APs being horrible, but we paid £1.8k for our current car and that was a steal. The very same car, before it was removed from the scheme, went to more than double that at £3999.
The APs are high, yes. But again, here’s the thing: it doesn’t matter to your argument. Your argument is that regardless of the price, someone else should pay for it because you don’t want to use your own money. Not that you can’t afford it.
If it doesn’t make economic sense (to you), and get away with a cheaper car, then everything is fine, is it not? I genuinely have trouble following that line of thought. For us, even at £5250 AP (£3250 AP + options) the car makes economic sense. It’s still considerably cheaper over the three years than a personal lease, not even including insurance, tyres etc.
No, I’m saying AP’s are too high and people are leaving the scheme because of this, and it’s only going to get worse with EV’s. I no longer work due to ill health and need to rely on my savings as income until I can claim my pension in around 10 years, so paying £2k AP every 3 years is just not practical for us. Incidentally, it’s my partner who gets PIP, but I usually pay the AP and do most of the driving as she doesn’t like driving.
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