I’m not. I did read it and while I agree with some things I’m neither here nor there on others.
When I first became disabled I refused to believe it and tried to work so it was around year before I claimed benefits and in that time I had blown my savings just paying bills etc, so when I had to order my first car I had to go 0 ap as it’s all I had. Over the years I’ve learnt that I had to save to get better cars. My next car was £700ap and next £3k. I made a lot of sacrifices to do it, but done it and enjoyed my cars.
I do believe that others are not willing to sacrifice and save much to pay high ap’s. I also know that others just can’t as I was one of them. But I never begrudged they guy on here ordering a high ap Merc while all’s I could get is a 0ap Astra. That’s life.
I know little about markets etc but everything is up and even when wholesale prices come down our prices don’t. It’s just a fing scam. So a 30-50k car with everything thrown in at say 2k – 4k is value in my eyes. Yes I would like lower ap’s but it ain’t happening. All this reserve money I’ve no idea but I would like to see autos subsided to manual prices and those that need WAVs get more. And how many cars are being returned for little or no problems, again I believe some peoples heads are being turned by other cars not long after they’ve picked up their own. I’ve done it, mind it was only an ordered car that didn’t even have a build date.
Could more be done, yes. That goes for everyone. Mobility, the customers and DWP. Will it happen, probably not.
My biggest gripe now is that mobility used to be easy and pleasant to deal with. From my own experience and reading others experience on here that’s not the case anymore.
For us the lease holder it’s by far the best, unless you’ve a spare 10-20k lying in the bank which I don’t. My last check was £180 but Tuesday ain’t far away lol.
Ps I hope this hasn’t come across rude or belittling in any way.
I’m on the lower end of a two wage (one benefits) household.