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So today I’ve applied for finance ( not on a specific model etc but with a car group )
If approved I’ll be handing my car back 2+ yrs early, the changes they’ve implemented is just not viable for me
Less mileage allowance whilst paying more for the lease ( as when we get a mobility component increase so do they – which they always fail to mention all that extra money they get everytime it’s increased )
They’re meant to be a charity #laughable these days.
It’s a sad time for the scheme and the customers who desperately need the scheme, but it’s clear the government don’t want the scheme to exist and Motability are slowly bending over and allowing it to happen.
I feel sorry for ANYONE who has to have that drive smart as that’s another level of spying on you as the driver.
I'm blunt and straight to the point and I make no apologies for it!
Bipolar, OCD and a multitude of other MH issues and physical disabilities
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None specifically
But I’d rather not continue giving them money with how they’ve changed the scheme, the average cost of a lease they get enough as it is and the changed they’ll be getting the same and giving us the customers less.
Seems fair to you? I for one don’t think it is and ain’t happy giving them my money any longer
I'm blunt and straight to the point and I make no apologies for it!
Bipolar, OCD and a multitude of other MH issues and physical disabilitiesI’m not happy giving them more money when the changes effect anyone not just potentially me
So again, if you think the changes are fair then you’re free too stay on as I am free to leave for my own reasons
I'm blunt and straight to the point and I make no apologies for it!
Bipolar, OCD and a multitude of other MH issues and physical disabilitiesI am happy to see my lease out and see what happens in the future, I have to admit the changes don’t look good especially that smart box.
Unfortunately I have suffered a brain injury and occasionally I get confused and often say the wrong thing.
I’d see it out
But I feel bad for new customers, who’ll pay what we do and get less for it
So I don’t feel comfortable giving them MY money to treat new and renewing customers with such disrespect acting like they’re not able to do better
I'm blunt and straight to the point and I make no apologies for it!
Bipolar, OCD and a multitude of other MH issues and physical disabilitiesCan you just hand your leased vehicle back because you not longer wish to continue ?
Unfortunately I have suffered a brain injury and occasionally I get confused and often say the wrong thing.
Ofc you can, they can’t force you to keep it if you wish to leave the scheme
I'm blunt and straight to the point and I make no apologies for it!
Bipolar, OCD and a multitude of other MH issues and physical disabilitiesOfc you can, they can’t force you to keep it if you wish to leave the scheme
You might want to reread your contract.  Motability can allow you to terminate your lease early they can choose to waive the £250 fee but they can and are legally entitled to decline your request to terminate.  That means, even if you take it to a dealership and leave it there, they’ll continue to receive your payments until the lease is terminated.
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None specifically But I’d rather not continue giving them money with how they’ve changed the scheme, the average cost of a lease they get enough as it is and the changed they’ll be getting the same and giving us the customers less. Seems fair to you? I for one don’t think it is and ain’t happy giving them my money any longer
I don’t think of it as “giving them my money” 🤷 I’m paying them for a service so I give them money, they give me a car.
Nothing has changed that affect you or me right now so seems a bit silly to throw the toys out the pram with still 2 years left on your lease. When mines is due up next year I’ll likely walk away from the scheme if it’s still a 10k limit but until then I’ll carry on as normal
Throwing my dummy out?
Why do folk on this forum feel the need to flip a conversation and throw insults around lol
I believe in fairness and wether I have 2 years or 2 days left I’d still be the same mindset as I think the scheme is no longer fair! Wether it effects me NOW or not!
Simple!
I'm blunt and straight to the point and I make no apologies for it!
Bipolar, OCD and a multitude of other MH issues and physical disabilitiesTo be blunt, you could just leave the scheme as you wish and not make a fuss.
But you did go into detail, and of course, others challenged your post.
It is what it is.
Always makes me laugh when the typed insults start…
Same people who write on toilet walls, locked away…
Can I ask if I’m about 4-5 months into a new lease, must I worry about the mileage cap, or am I right in thinking it only starts on July 1st for people new to the scheme, or new leases…
On all current leases mileage is locked and agreed at the point of Application (1st visit to dealership) for the duration of the lease.
So your included mileage will be 20,000 per calendar year (60,000 on a ‘regular car’ 3 year lease) and will not change while you have your current car.
However if you terminate early for any reason, you only get the ‘daily equivalent’ of the mileage allowance; 55 miles per day that you had the car.
As per condition 2.4 of the lease (October 2025 wording):
2.4 When requested to do so, you will pay to us Excess
Mileage Payments, of 5p per mile for every mile
in excess of 20,000 miles per year of the Hire
Term, together with any applicable Value Added
Tax. Where the agreement is terminated early for
whatever reason, when requested to do so, you
will pay to us an Excess Mileage Payment of 5p per
mile for every mile in excess of the pro rata annual
mileage allowanceAlways makes me laugh when the typed insults start… Same people who write on toilet walls, locked away… Can I ask if I’m about 4-5 months into a new lease, must I worry about the mileage cap, or am I right in thinking it only starts on July 1st for people new to the scheme, or new leases.
As far as I can see nothing is changing for current leases, here’s what MB say….
If you already have a lease
Nothing is changing for you right now.These updates only apply to new applications on or after 1 July 2026.
Thanks @DJWheels I’m with you upto 2.4 😆..
Thing is I don’t do much mileage however I’m already on 5000 since Nov 25, my Volvo went back after 5yrs was under 40,000, feel sorry for the high mile drivers, nightmare..
The 2.4 refers to the relevant term/condition of the lease. (at least as it’s written in the latest version … the wording may be slightly different depending on when you got the car).
I added it to my reply so you could see exactly what is agreed with Motability. Motability may choose not to enforce it, but they could.
I wonder if people who decide to end lease before july 1st due to car not fit for purpose mechanically or health reasons etc,but still wish to remain on the scheme,will be met with more hurdles .For example someone who has a few months left on present lease,the next car will fall under the new rules and limits,however if changed before 1st july they would have present terms for 3 years.
The scheme is far from perfect, but at the end of the day we still have a scheme, no one is being forced to join or stay, like some of us I will sit back and way up my options.
There is no excuse to be rude and arrogant, if your not happy walk away, the scheme obviously no longer suits your needs, however, if you change your mind in the future and find the grass is not greener on the other side, you will find there is no way back.
As regards your tantrums and outburst, I hope you do not carry on similar behaviour during your driving.
Unfortunately I have suffered a brain injury and occasionally I get confused and often say the wrong thing.
I understand your anger, these changes have put me in a very difficult situation.
I intend to sit on my hands, let the dust settle and see where we are when the WAV has to be returned, I live in hope that there will be a correction to the mileage limit or excess charge. Or in an ideal world WAV’s taken off Motability Operations and handled directly by Motability.
With respect though you do get the keyboard venom from some, always makes me wonder why people in the same boat must always try to rock it..
Ill sit my lease out for now, however as mentioned must be stressful for those soon to be affected..
Well said.
But everyone is running on emotions the past few days, and it is because they care about the scheme.
If it was a normal car leasing company, they would not care about what changes are afoot
Give it a week until the dust settles, god knows its difficult enough with whats happening in the Middle East.
Av went beyond my 5 line limit….lol
Maybe a solution is to open up the payment process to more leasing companies?  If competition exists, there will be more pressure to control costs and keep prices keen.  It’s why the big leasing companies pay everyone what they can get away with while Motability can cherry pick off high wages and luxurious benefits package.  Image how they’d fare if the 4 biggest leasing companies could suddenly enter a 880,000 customer market.  There’d be offers galore, if they can get close to Motability prices with all the VAT they have to pay, imagine how they’d go on a level playing field.
I'm Autistic, if I say something you find offensive, please let me know, I can guarantee it was unintentional.
I'll try to give my honest opinion but am always open to learning.Mark
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