As has already been said we know that PIP is available to all regardless of income. Yes there are cars on the scheme with an 8K downpayment and we’ve been on the scheme since 2001 when the pricing book was huge and yes had some eye-watering down payments, would I like them yes, could I afford them not a hope, but that doesn’t mean someone else who has the means to pay the AP shouldn’t be allowed to get it does it just because I can’t? It’s the green-eyed jealousy monster which I’m sure most would happily give up for good health.
We have just gone through a grant application and were told it’s not for our wants but needs, which are your daily needs, not anything more or less. Other rules have also been tightened up. If public opinion and this sort of clickbait journalism are allowed to reign free, then we will all be driving around in a Berlingo, etc. but at the same time what do you think would happen to the UK car industry with no Motability or a greatly reduced number of participants in the scheme?
“The Motability Scheme makes a significant contribution to the UK economy, supporting thousands of jobs and generating substantial GDP. The report found that in 2022/23, the Scheme contributed £4.3 billion to UK GDP, equivalent to 0.2% of the nation’s economic output.”
A bit rambling but you get the idea.