I believe that there are 1.8m people in receipt of higher rate mobility PIP. So with 700,000 customers that still leaves 1.1m who prefer to use their allowance for other things, or fund a car privately. As the average age of cars on our roads is now 9 years, a lot of people don’t consider a brand new car to be high on their list of priorities.
For those in inner cities, the public transport system is perfectly adequate, as long as you can access a bus/train. Then there are those who can not afford to lose the PIP money as they currently survive without a car and will continue to do so whilst enjoying the bit of heat that extra money can afford them.
I guess there’s a few who will have a job with a car and there will be a good few who are eligible for the higher payment but live in care facilities and have no need of their own vehicle.
If anyone can put a number on those categories, that’ll reduce the 1.8m but will likely remain above the 700,000.
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