Thanks @jojo22 Much appreciated.
I know not to hold out any hope from this government, but sadly the Conservatives and Reform UK seem to also have the disabled in their sights. This is one of the reasons why I’m biting the bullet and buying a private car now, even with 18 months to go on our Motability lease (I’ll do an early termination). I wouldn’t be at all surprised if the VAT & VED exemptions for private buyers get restricted in the future (price cap etc), which is why I’m going to fill my boots now whilst I can. Not that I am doing so, but you can even get full VAT relief on a Rolls Royce at present 😂
BTW I enjoyed reading your post about your new car search. You have a good way with words. My new car search was quite enlightening as well. Although I dodged the pretty young female receptionists at each dealership (curious that 🤔) with a cursory “I’m just looking around thanks” I was amazed that, given the price range of the cars that I was looking at, nobody approached me at the Porsche, Range Rover, Audi or Mercedes dealerships. Perhaps they thought that I didn’t look the part 😂 Their loss!