I appreciate everyone’s input here, it’s been really helpful, thank you so much!
I’ve not gotten anywhere with the issue and I’ve basically been told that the need for power tailgate doesn’t matter because I’m expected to travel with other people that can load the wheelchairs and/or shut the boot, never mind the fact that 8/10 times there won’t be a need for a wheelchair, nor another (non-disabled) person, and I do in fact have to be an independent adult, even while having a long term health condition.
I apparently have to choose between “a family vehicle and one in which you can travel on your own”. There are several reasons why this wouldn’t work (I’m not able to drive alone – as of right now I usually go out with my disabled passenger who is able to take over driving when needed) but overall they would offer 749 towards one of these cars and they would all be electric. I’m already in debt, I’m not putting myself in that position again.
So I’m going to try to save £4000 or whatever the AP on the Kodiaq may be at that point and suffer without a mobility aid until that point, which also means rarely leaving the house.
The only other thing I’m going to do is make a complaint. Not necessarily about the decision, clearly there is no sense to be made there, but regarding her conduct and what seem to be data breaches.
The case manager, despite having my email address and having received my email from my email address specifically (as well as me requesting her to respond directly to me) has sent the email to the person who talks on my behalf. She also has a motability car and has not given any of her details in this process besides her name and telephone number to be used when contacting her regarding this application. The case manager also asked her what she was going to do with her car if I got one of my own, somehow already knowing exactly what car it was too. She hadn’t given permission for the case manager to access this information, nor was it relevant to my application at all, and I’m disgusted by the case managers conduct.
So that’s that, thanks again for your help, I wish there was a better outcome here but alas.
