Appreciate this has probably been discussed in another thread but want to ask the question With the news/rumours of AP’s having VAT added onto them in July, can we presume that it will effect all AP’s For example, if a car’s AP is currently £4,499 and we assume it doesn’t increase in July then the new AP would be £5,398? Top end cars with a AP of £6,999 would then come in at £8,398.80 which is utterly obscene If that’s genuinely going to be the case then what’s the Government’s/Motability’s end game here? That’s going to price a lot of people out of cars, some of which are needed. Has all the scaremongering and negativity got to them? Has any other MP challenged this? Why are the disabled being targeted here?
I think that your assumptions and calculations are correct.
As for “what’s the end game” we shall see from the Timms review in the Autumn. However, if they go along with what politicians from most parties, many newspapers and the great British public on social media all seem to be calling for, I think there’s a real chance that the scheme may revert to it’s original purpose. This would mean that eligibility would revert to those with physical disabilities only and there would be a disconnect from the current situation where mental health conditions, which were reclassified as disabilities, are treated the same. In order to avoid discrimination claims, they could disconnect the automatic gateway entitlement that currently gives people with higher rate mobility component access to Motability, by changing the questions. Those with mental health issues could still receive a higher rate payment but, due to which particular aspects trigger that payment, they may or may not be eligible for access to Motability. I have absolutely no clue though, and this is all just pure speculation in response to your question 😂