Yes, indeed I am. When I placed the order 4 weeks ago the AP was 2.5k and it’s since come down to 1.5k 🙁 they’ve also added a better spec of the car which has an AP of 2k, so I feel doubly hard done by, especially as it will be a vehicle that I only have for 3 years. From what I’ve read on this forum, motability themselves discourage claimants chasing the lower AP, whereas the dealers are more likely to compromise. With some luck I shall see what the dealer says this week!
Ah, you didn’t say that in your original post, so my advice would now be different!
IF you want the same car, but at the lower AP, just ask the dealer to “cancel and then re-input on the Motability system at the lower AP”. This does NOT mean cancelling the actual order, which is between the dealer and manufacturer and has no bearing on the AP. The dealer makes the same money whether the car has zero AP or £8,000 AP, so there’s absolutely no reason why they cannot do this. It takes 5 minutes. If they refuse challenge it saying that others do. If they still won’t budge, cancel and reorder at another dealer (on principle).
If you want a different spec car, ask the dealer if this can be altered on their build allocation with the manufacturer. Whether they can or not depends on a lot of things and varies by manufacturer and model. If they can do this it won’t affect your lead time and all they need do is amend your order with the manufacturer and then follow the procedure as above with the Motability system. If it needs an all new order you will need to do as I said in my previous responses (I had assumed that this was what you were wanting to do as you said you didn’t want to go ahead with this particular car – good spot by @DumfriesDik).
This is a good example of why it’s so important to give as much detail as possible in questions as the answer can be quite different!