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Hi, feel so bad for those who are searching for a suitable car at the moment. Must be worrying and frustrating, I cannot imagine what people who NEED a vehicle are going through. Let’s face it everyone here needs a vehicle for some health reason or other. This isn’t a fan forum, it’s a place for us to get information necessary to allow us to live our lives or our families lives to the full. It also makes me angry that motability operations don’t seem to grasp the level of worry and frustration the current situation is creating.
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I completely agree, Motability should take the time to explain in detail why AP’s are increasing and choice diminishing, simply quoting and re-quoting ‘due to a shortage of cars’ is not enough. We need to know why the Fiat 500 went up in price by £2300 in a day – not just publish the numbers and run away.
I’ve been going through that extended process of a PIP mobility claim, when you need to apply, request a mandatory reconsideration just to get to a place where you can appeal, seeing as they seem statistically, to reject nearly all applications just because… In the time I’ve been battling with the DWP, I’ve been watching the availability of EV SUVs just vanish. What’s available now is simply unsuitable and, if these APs continue, unaffordable. I’d be better off using the value of the PIP payment to lease or PCP the car I need and then it’s mine after 3 years.
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I’m in the process of getting a new company car on lease and having no problem in finding something in stock.
I’m in the process of getting a new company car on lease and having no problem in finding something in stock.
Do you know how much it is costing?
Wait till next April when there may be no increase in pip rates. The pip amount will effectively be reduced.
I’m in the process of getting a new company car on lease and having no problem in finding something in stock.
Do you know how much it is costing?
I have a budget of £350 per month plus VAT and haven’t made a decision yet. One car I’m considering is the Qashqai Tekna + which is coming in below that figure.
Wait till next April when there may be no increase in pip rates. The pip amount will effectively be reduced.
They won’t be able to mess with September CPI figure, not with their stock being so low. We should see a 9% increase from April 2023. This is certainly more likely than there being no increase.
There is no obligation to increase PIP by the CPI inflation index is there? Isn’t it possible it may be increased by the wages index instead, about 5% currently?
I have a budget of £350 per month plus VAT and haven’t made a decision yet. One car I’m considering is the Qashqai Tekna + which is coming in below that figure.
The QQ is the only car that is coming through as good value on all the lease sites. Everything else seems to be silly money. I like it, looks good in a kind of steady pulse way.
I have a budget of £350 per month plus VAT and haven’t made a decision yet. One car I’m considering is the Qashqai Tekna + which is coming in below that figure.
The QQ is the only car that is coming through as good value on all the lease sites. Everything else seems to be silly money. I like it, looks good in a kind of steady pulse way.
I like the spec of it including the Bose music system. Ticks all of the boxes for me as a company car.
There were a few other good value cars, but they seem to have been snapped up now including Kia Sportage’s and Hyundai Tuscon’s.
I have a budget of £350 per month plus VAT and haven’t made a decision yet. One car I’m considering is the Qashqai Tekna + which is coming in below that figure.
The QQ is the only car that is coming through as good value on all the lease sites. Everything else seems to be silly money. I like it, looks good in a kind of steady pulse way.
I like the spec of it including the Bose music system. Ticks all of the boxes for me as a company car. There were a few other good value cars, but they seem to have been snapped up now including Kia Sportage’s and Hyundai Tuscon’s.
Hi Elliot. That MG didn’t last long then? As you are a fellow BMW driver, I will be very interested to hear how you find the Qashqai in terms of drive and refinement which, as you know, are BMW strengths. I must say that I really like the look of the new Qashqai from all angles and it comes in a much better choice of colours than you get from BMW. We don’t need to start looking until 12-18 months time and it could be that the Qashqai is too small for us but, if it’s big enough and reports are good then I will certainly take a look at it before throwing in the towel on Motability.
The one thing that ruined the QQ for us is the gearbox. I just can’t do CVT gearboxes.
Prior: SEAT Ateca Xcellence Lux 1.5 TSI DSG MY19, VW Golf GTE PHEV DSG MY23
Current: Hyundai Ioniq 6 Ultimate
Next: we'll see what's available in 2028.We had a Quashqai for three years. The way Nissan implement the CVT with fake gear steps was fine. The engine never raced away like some CVTs
We had a Juke with a CVT, it was ok but did occasionally refuse to “change up” a gear.</p>
I think the QQ’s have DCT’s now, or am I wrong?If I seem a little strange, that's because I am.
Skoda Karoq SEL.
I have a budget of £350 per month plus VAT and haven’t made a decision yet. One car I’m considering is the Qashqai Tekna + which is coming in below that figure.
The QQ is the only car that is coming through as good value on all the lease sites. Everything else seems to be silly money. I like it, looks good in a kind of steady pulse way.
I like the spec of it including the Bose music system. Ticks all of the boxes for me as a company car. There were a few other good value cars, but they seem to have been snapped up now including Kia Sportage’s and Hyundai Tuscon’s.
Hi Elliot. That MG didn’t last long then? As you are a fellow BMW driver, I will be very interested to hear how you find the Qashqai in terms of drive and refinement which, as you know, are BMW strengths. I must say that I really like the look of the new Qashqai from all angles and it comes in a much better choice of colours than you get from BMW. We don’t need to start looking until 12-18 months time and it could be that the Qashqai is too small for us but, if it’s big enough and reports are good then I will certainly take a look at it before throwing in the towel on Motability.
We are getting rid of the MG due to the poor range it offers. When I’m out and about it adds up to 3 hours to my working day. It’s fine for someone who doesn’t do the journeys that I have to and I would certainly recommend it for normal use. After saying that, it’s certainly no BMW and you can tell that it’s built to be a low priced car. There are days when the dashboard lights up like Blackpool Illuminations with warnings about everything failing then goes totally blank, So I don’t trust it either. My 3 series is almost 2 years old and as yet I’ve not had one single issue. If the premium brands don’t come back to the scheme then I will simply get one elsewhere. I know it will cost me more but I can tailor a deal with an upfront cost that suits me. When we are talking almost £10k for a Nissan and almost £3k for a Fiat 500, it’s obvious the scheme has lost the plot.
As for the Qashqai, I probably wouldn’t get one as my own vehicle but as a company one it ticks most of the boxes. I do have a bit of time to carry on looking around, so I may find something else as cars are becoming available for immediate delivery all of the time.
@Elliot – I haven’t driven the electric MG, but I had a petrol one for several days a few years ago and thought it was very poor. Refinement and tech were woefully behind most other modern cars (plus, from memory, a terrible auto) and it felt as cheap as chips. In fact the only car that I’ve driven in recent years that was worse was the previous generation Vauxhall Mokka. That was truly dreadful. As for the dashboard going black, that happened to me several times on a brand new Mercedes GLB that I had for a week or so recently. That’s why I’m not a great fan of digital dashboards.
We looked at the previous generation Qashqai but dismissed it as the boot was too small and rear legroom was poor. From memory, it also felt a bit low rent on the inside. Perhaps all these issues have been addressed with the new model? It certainly ticks the box looks wise.
@Elliot – I haven’t driven the electric MG, but I had a petrol one for several days a few years ago and thought it was very poor. Refinement and tech were woefully behind most other modern cars (plus, from memory, a terrible auto) and it felt as cheap as chips. In fact the only car that I’ve driven in recent years that was worse was the previous generation Vauxhall Mokka. That was truly dreadful. As for the dashboard going black, that happened to me several times on a brand new Mercedes GLB that I had for a week or so recently. That’s why I’m not a great fan of digital dashboards. We looked at the previous generation Qashqai but dismissed it as the boot was too small and rear legroom was poor. From memory, it also felt a bit low rent on the inside. Perhaps all these issues have been addressed with the new model? It certainly ticks the box looks wise.
I agree about the MG. It has loads of kit as standard but it’s all very dated. Drive wise it’s pretty rapid but the handling is terrible. The seats don’t look much but they are very comfortable.
The new Qashqai is certainly different to the last one. Rear legroom isn’t great but that doesn’t bother me with it being my company car rather than the one we use as a family.
There is no obligation to increase PIP by the CPI inflation index is there? Isn’t it possible it may be increased by the wages index instead, about 5% currently?
I thought the same, but BBC News at 6 has just said that there is a legal requirement to increase PIP by inflation. This doesn’t apply to all other benefits though.
Heard similar today, and that government thinking is that disability payments and Pensions will go up with RPI, other benefits with Average Wages index on the argument that in work benefits should rise with wages or it would be inflationary.
Heard similar today, and that government thinking is that disability payments and Pensions will go up with RPI, other benefits with Average Wages index on the argument that in work benefits should rise with wages or it would be inflationary.
and I think the view is also that it would be unfair if those on benefits who work (or don’t, but could) have a bigger percentage increase in their income than those who are working but don’t receive any benefits. I get that, but where that logic fails is when it comes to state pensions, as retired folk (and I know I’m generalising here, as there are always exceptions) generally have far more disposable income than working age people who still have children at home, mortgages to pay, commuting costs etc etc. Looking on the bright side, at least PIP will go up by circa 10% (albeit Motability will benefit from the mobility part) and we will all benefit from the pensions triple lock, in the future if not now!
I agree Glos Guy, I never begrudge pension increases, as we will all (well, most of us) be the recipients of it in due course. Pensioners can struggle to make ends meet, increases are always a year behind the inflationary curve and in many cases they do not have secondary workplace or private pension scheme payments (arguably their own fault – but it’s hard to put away money you don’t have).
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