Never been a fan of extended lease, due to the additional cost of sacrified benifits, which currently would be over £17k + AP for 5yrs, so don’t know where I’d stand if it became mandatory across the board.
Agree 100%. One of the few remaining attractions of Motability for me is the ability to get a new car every 3 years. As you say, a 5 year lease adds around £8k to the cost, in order to run a 4-5 year old car, which does not appeal and would tip the balance back in favour of running a private car in my case. I do appreciate though that for those who would be unable (or unwilling) to run a car privately it helps spread a high AP over a longer period, so I’d have no objection to it becoming an option again for those who want it, but if it became a standard thing then it would push some of us away from the scheme.
