@jojo22 Did you post the above in the wrong thread? Motability haven’t done anything wrong! It’s Civil Service bureaucracy that I’m stuck with!
As it happens, I have called Motability this morning and the lady that I spoke to couldn’t have been more helpful. If their choice of cars was as good as their customer service we wouldn’t be leaving! Anyhow, she suggested my option 1 as @Peter(Original) suggested.
Apparently I have to pay a full year VED (£620) from when I ask them to remove the VED exemption from the Motability car, and as soon as I end the contract (on the day that I pick up the new private car) they will refund me (pro rata) all remaining full months. I’d far rather be on the hook for £50 a month for a few months than paying £5,490 on the new car and stressing over claiming it back! Also, as Motability deal with it, rather than the DVLA, I would be far more confident that it will be done properly and efficiently. The potential issue is that I’m still relying on the DWP processing the notice from Motability and agreeing to send through the Certificate of Entitlement, hence why I’ll probably make the change a couple of months before I get the new car.
I shall be relived when we have excited Motability and are back in control of these things again!
