Although I understand the frustration I feel I would be a lot worse off without the Motability scheme. i am about to swop to my seventh Motability car and these are the reason I am grateful. Financially I don’t have to worry about depreciation selling buying etc. All legalities are sorted – insurance tax servicing mot etc – if I have an accident or someone damages the car not only am I covered but a replacement is sorted and yes it has happened and they did. There is a good choice of vehicles on the scheme many at zero and up to good spec cars with upfront costs that is less than depreciation over 3 years. I understand that financially Motability is struggling a bit at the moment – so my point – careful what you wish for – the alternative is worst and for many there wouldn’t be one!!
I tend to agree. I believe we are the only country in the world that has a car scheme like Motability. It’s not perfect, and prices have risen, but that applies to just about everything. Do agree with Glos Guy, the better deals are EV’s, but these only make sense if you can charge at home, especially at cheap overnight rates.