No worries @kezo It’s a natural assumption to make. Like you, I also struggle to understand why people who meet the criteria get a better deal as a private buyer than Motability customers do.
I would also be interested to hear if anyone has tested this with Motability and had any luck. If we weren’t leaving the scheme shortly I would have been able to test this myself at next renewal, as my wife meets the criteria for full VAT exemption.
In truth, the way that this government is going (and most opposition parties are saying the same things) has motivated me to buy privately now, taking advantage of the current system whilst we still can. I can see them in the future capping the maximum value of car that you can get exemption on, for example. Also, I want to buy a car that still sounds like a car before that’s stopped as well although, like you, I agree that the 2030 cut off will inevitably have to move. Even though BMW have a huge range of highly rated EVs, and have stopped diesel engines on everything bar SUVs, my dealer tells me that only 1 in 5 cars that they are currently selling is an EV. I guess that your average BMW driver is probably more likely to want a petrol or diesel engine than those who are happy with cars from the far east, but I thought that was still telling.
