@BigDave Thanks for the article, which you posted whilst I was writing my response (above). So it’s definite then. BMW and Mercedes are gone! It’s a great shame as it makes no financial sense (re my comments above) and is just political gesturing to satisfy those who are jealous of disabled people who have these cars, and those who are clueless about things like residual values. None the less, the decision is made.
I’m keen to return to BMW, but had already decided that we would have to do this privately, as the BMWs on the scheme aren’t the ones we’d like, nor will they ever be, but I feel terribly sad for those who don’t have that option. I can still remember all the excitement when the BMW i4 came onto the scheme. Whilst it wasn’t for us, it was lovely to read all the enthusiastic posts from those who were really excited about getting one. It’s a sad day for Motability that they have succumbed to the haters, probably under pressure from this government.