Thanks. I hoped my post would be useful but, as nobody replied…
We need a hoist because, although my wife is the wheelchair user, I am also disable (osteoarthritis) and cannot lift a chair in and out of the car. This is not a situation that Motability seem to cater for.
Finding a car on the scheme that will take a hoist has been a real worry. We don’t want a WAV, which are basically custom vans of various sizes that are missing many of the tech and comforts of cars. It’s been a stressful few weeks.
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)