@Glasgow_lad Without wishing to appear insensitive, whilst I understand your frustration, I think it’s good that Motability apply quite a bit of due diligence when it comes to deciding who to give grants to.
The majority of us have to fund our APs in full and, by default, some of the APs we pay helps to subsidise those with genuine need. It’s only right, therefore, that there’s a very robust process in place and that people with a genuine need for grants should be restricted to what they ‘need’.
You are now saying that you are considering self funding a 5008 GT, which has an AP range starting at £3.5k. There are plenty of people who would not qualify for grants, or who wouldn’t even consider applying for one, who would not be able to put their hands on that sort of money.
I confess that I don’t have any detailed knowledge of the criteria for grants, having never applied for one, but Motability might reasonably say that if you can afford the AP of a car that ‘covers all you need’ then you wouldn’t qualify for a grant anyway?