Now having only found out by chance today, DLM state Yes, any driver who’s been disqualified from driving for more than 30 days within the last five years cannot drive on a Direct Line Motability (DLM) policy. They’ll become eligible when five years have passed from the conviction date shown on their driving licence. Is this a somewhat new addition to dlm’s t&c’s? The kicker is this was not mentioned at anytime previously by DLM. we now have an adapted motability vehicle that the customer won’t be able to drive. As we currently have 15 mth left on our car, the thoughts are we will likely have to terminate the lease early, but where to next?
Firstly, if the vehicle on your drive can’t be diven by anybody, is it even insured, as @Oscarmax says. Secondly, if car is just sitting there and not been driven, its costing you £4,000 in sacrified benefits + % pro rata refund of the AP you paid, more importantly money you could have put to a used car!
I don’t understand how Motability/DLM have left (forgot?) a vehicle at someones address when no one has been eligable to drive it for the past year?
DLM’s 30 day rule, also posses significant implications to those with medical licences and who voluntary give their licence up for a short period or have lost their licence for a period on medicical grounds are now disqualified from the scheme for 5 years if over 30 days @Oscarmax?