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PRESS RELEASE 01/04/2021
Motability is going “All Electric” in 2022.
Spokesperson Pirla Folo said in a press briefing released today “Everyone is aware of the Government’s ambitions for a cleaner and greener United Kingdom and not only does Motability share these ambitions, we want to be at its core as the leader in new car procurement. From 2022 we will only offer our members pure electric vehicles and we will, from this summer begin the phasing out of all ICE and Hybrid models. Our ambition is to have an all electric fleet by 2026. Electric cars not only offer a greener solution but are more durable and reliable than their ICE counterparts. Therefore I am very excited to announce that we will be able to more than double the length of our leases to 7 years. This will allow us to offer greater value to our members whilst at the same time streamlining our operations. We know from our members that they find the process of choosing a new car both stressful and time consuming so we know this announcement will be widely welcomed by almost all members, except the small number who seem to insist on numerous test drives and then procrastinate for weeks about colours and options, needlessly calling and emailing prior to placing an order which is upsetting for our hard working dealer network and therefore to assist them, from 2022, coinciding with these change, members will be allowed a maximum of two 15 minute accompanied test drives, redeemable by coupon, which we believe will be and should be more than sufficient in the selection process especially as we only expect to be offering no more than maybe 15 or perhaps 20 different models and to further streamline our operations all will be offered in standard trim without the prospect of specifying any optional extras and will be supplied in solid colours only. This will help to drive down costs allowing us to offer the most fantastic value to our members. Full details of these exciting developments might be announced tomorrow, April 2nd, or perhaps not.
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April 1st, need we say more, but the spokesman is a good anagram
Previous Motability Cars
2006 - 2009 Skoda Superb VR6 2.0tdi
2009 - 2012 Citroen C5 2.0tdi VTR Nav
2012 - 2015 Nissan Qashqai 1.5dci tekna
2015 - 2018 Ford Kuga 2.0tdi Titanium X
2018 - 2021 BMW 220d X drive 2 Series Active Luxury
2021 - 2023 Hyundai Kona Electric Premium SE
2023 - Hyundai Kona Electric UltimateRead over three quarters before I realised what it actually was. Very funny though.
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<p style=”text-align: left;”>Ha ha – you really had me fooled for a minute then! ?</p>
Excellent post fwippers. When I read the headline I thought ‘well, this will be our last Motability car then, as an all electric car wouldn’t work for us’ but then quickly realised the date! I can’t work out the anagram of the name, but it’s still early! Well done!
Pirla Folo
Pirla Folo – April Fool
Previous Motability Cars
2006 - 2009 Skoda Superb VR6 2.0tdi
2009 - 2012 Citroen C5 2.0tdi VTR Nav
2012 - 2015 Nissan Qashqai 1.5dci tekna
2015 - 2018 Ford Kuga 2.0tdi Titanium X
2018 - 2021 BMW 220d X drive 2 Series Active Luxury
2021 - 2023 Hyundai Kona Electric Premium SE
2023 - Hyundai Kona Electric UltimateNice one, fwippers. Nearly got me – but I am a veteran of The Guardian’s various gags, including the Sans Serif profile!
Got me as well………
Gave me a nasty moment!
Wanted to make sure by the end everyone knew it was an April Fool, at the end of the day Motability is a lifeline for many of us. What is true however is the trend to BEV’s and away from ICE’s and I am sure we will gradually see this shift reflected in the price lists as time passes.
Aussie Police proved that peelers can have a sense of humour. They came up with this on 1 April:
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