to be fair most on motability do not have permanent and substantial alterations made.a hoist is not a substantial and permanent adaption nor are most hand controls. so unless your having an adaption such as yours glos guy they would not qualify anyway.
That’s true @mitch, although a person hoist, which my wife needs, does qualify, as long as she is a full time wheelchair user (which she is). This enables us to get the VAT off the car and all optional extras.
All disability related adaptations are VAT free, but what I am unclear about is whether Motability buy the whole car (including options) VAT free, in which case they make 20% profit on any factory options we add, or whether their block VAT exemption only applies to the base price. I suspect (and hope) that it’s the latter, so they only profit from any higher residual value as a result of the car having extras.
