As I work my way through the stages of grief, firmly stuck at anger presently. Reading your thinking has been something of a light bulb moment.
The ‘bad guys’ for want of a different expression, did pull up the tent pretty quickly considering all that was above the table was VAT on AP’s, a bit of tax on insurance and no more Beemers.
Their argument was based on people abusing the Scheme, delivery drivers in Motability cars, speeding young guns – These can be stamped out with telematics.
I was shocked to read today that Motability numbers are up to 910 000. This is a 50% increase since Covid, if my memory serves me. Reducing the mileage allowance (with the 25p excess) will certainly reduce these numbers.
I guess we will have to wait and see if these measures do the trick.