It would be interesting if figures could be calculated on this forum how many people will leave the scheme that’s the only way to put pressure on Motabilty hit them in the pocket. Also with the elections coming up in Scotland and if Labour get wiped out it may put pressure on the UK government to look at how disabled people are voting.
I think it will be playing into the hands of the Government if a section of the Motability customers leave, As there are two parts of the Governments intervention into this so-called Independent Operation, for the first time in nearly 50 years of a Government publicly and openly dictating to Motability.
1. The Government needs to reduce the welfare budget with the support of the general voting public and opposition parties.
2. What better perception as to be seen to do it and by showing it’s effort’s than by reducing the number of Motability cars on the road, which will please most of the general public/voters.
As for the Motability CEO, he will merely trim his staff if needed and simply move on to be the CEO of another company, as all CEO’s do, having been seen to be a success. I don’t remember him saying that he or his staff’s conditions or finances were going to take a hit. only us.
A lot of us will not have the option to leave Motability, making it look as if Motability is only giving (free) cars to the severely disabled who really need them. Now is that really going to be a vote loser with most voters other than us.