I’ve been a longterm Motability Customer. I know all about the chip shortages, the wars and all the other reasons proffered for why some cars are harder than others to get on the scheme, but 4WD is a drivetrain option that some of us who live in extremely rural areas (God forbid we might be farmers with a disability?!) NEED and the options for all wheel drive on there at the moment are laughable. Why have Motability taken this decision and why do their advisors think it’s ok to say “Four Wheel Drive isn’t something we class as an essential” when seeking support? Erm, when I live on a farm, in the middle of the mountains all year round surely I get to decide what’s “essential” in my vehicle, no? So, how do we get this message through to the people at MTowers? Electric vehicles, small city vehicles etc etc they’re all fine and dandy but some of us need automatic estate cars with 4WD capability – they’re abundantly available to the wider public, so why not to those of us with a physical disability who choose to use the scheme?
Totally agree with you, living as I do in rural Shropshire.