Glos Guy,
Your “for those that are able” is noted – you have always been clear about that.
Yes, disability benefits (although they are really allowances as not means-tested) do not count as income. It gets worse though… my wife and I both get maximum PIP and she also has a reasonable income by way of employer-provided health insurance that paid out when she became disabled. So we actually have fairly healthy finances. However, despite our inquiries, this still does not count as income, so we cannot go the non-Motability route. There is something wrong with the system.
Motability will have to remain our lifeline for the forseeable future, although we’ve already extended our Kuga to 5 years and I still don’t see a replacement that fits our needs on the scheme. Really quite worried.
Current: MY24 Renault Austral Iconic FHD.
Ordered 5/2/26: Chery Tiggo 8 'Summit' ICE
Previous Motability cars:
2013 Ford Focus estate auto.
2016 Vauxhal Zafira 1.4T SE Auto.
2019 Ford Kuga Vignale 1.5 auto AWD. (Ext lease)