Meanwhile in a parallel universe:
‘As of June 2024, Motability has seen a significant increase in applications for new cars, with a 48% increase in applications from the start of October 2023 to almost 200,000. This growth rate puts Motability on track to buy more than 400,000 new cars in 2024, which would be more than a fifth of the 1.98 million cars expected to be sold in the UK market this year’