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Well the day has finally come. After 5 Motability cars, we have handed the last one back (early termination) and left the scheme. There have been a number of challenges in the process of transitioning back from Motability to a private vehicle and, as quite a few people are leaving the scheme (or considering doing so when their current lease ends), I thought that it might be useful to share my experience, and what I’ve learned along the way, in the hope that it might help others.
There would be way too much info for a single post, so I will split the info across a number of posts covering the multitude of different issues that we faced.
In this first post I shall address the subject of Disabled VAT exemption. As you may know, Motability have a block VAT exemption on the basic vehicle cost of all cars purchased for the scheme. The rules for private new car buyers are more complex. If the disabled person is a full time wheelchair user and requires a ‘substantial and permanent’ adaptation to the vehicle then the car can be purchased VAT free. However, both criteria must be met. A scooter user, or someone who uses a wheelchair but only occasionally will not qualify. A permanent and substantial adaptation is something that is bolted into the car and / or the cars electrical system and cannot be easily removed. My wife is a full time wheelchair user and requires a person hoist, so we qualify for VAT exemption on a new car (once every 3 years max).
Initially when I looked into this issue I interpreted the guidance as meaning that the car had to be registered in the name of the disabled person. This is not the case. A nominated driver (myself in this case) can purchase the car with their own money ex VAT and have the car registered in their own name, as I have done. There is a simple 2 page self declaration that you fill in and hand to the supplying dealer. This form has a section which allows you to state the nominated person if it’s not the disabled person.
The next issue is that, as with Motability, the rules suggest that the car can only be used for the specific benefit of the disabled person. This is to deter abuse but, as with Motability, there is some discretion on this. I was very up front with HMRC and had the same conversation with them as I’d had with Motability a few years earlier. I explained that as we are retired and my wife cannot drive, we only need one car. Consequently, there are regular occasions when I use the car for reasons that are not for my wife’s direct benefit, such as visiting family and friends etc. They assured me that this is absolutely fine but, for peace of mind, I got them to put this in writing for me, which they kindly did.
There is a very good helpline for VAT exemption enquiries – HMRC Charities Helpline tel 0300 123 1073 (0900-1800 M-F).
The final issue with VAT exemption is that, for reasons that are beyond me, not all car dealers will allow VAT free purchases. I live between two main BMW dealers. One will process VAT exempt sales and one won’t. Guess which one got my business?
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Hopefully n8w, you can start your own forum “Not Mobility Car” and stop regailing oeople who come on here to discuss Motability provided cars. Seems you used motability for cheap BMW leasing and when that was removed, you threw teddy in the corner. The fact you can buy a crappy nazi supporting, British jobs killing BMW and are just a sad badge bunny who wants his reps car on his drive, means you shouldn’t have had a motability car in the first place.
Still as nasty as ever I say good luck to Glosguy I hope he stays on the forum
Unfortunately I have suffered a brain injury and occasionally I get confused and often say the wrong thing.
In response to the more adult comments (there’s so much I could say in response to the infantile ones, but I won’t stoop to their low level – although I’m disappointed that @wmcforum allow such people to frequent this forum and make such idiotic and offensive posts. If that’s considered acceptable behaviour and doesn’t result in being barred then I won’t be staying, even though the forum is which mobility car and not which Motability car);
@des In addition to free VED, any adaptations that you need to have fitted to a used car would be VAT exempt. That’s about it (unless someone can think of anything else) but both are worth having.
@Doughnut I’m not sure how far back the drivers claims records go, but it’s certainly longer than your lease. Mine showed 4 claim free years, covering 2 leases (I had a claim just over 4 years ago). As a point of interest, my insurer (Admiral Gold) hasn’t even asked to see it, but I suspect that I would need to show it in the event of a claim (or they verify it through an insurance database?)I’m glad that a number of people have said that it’s a useful thread. It would have certainly made life a lot easier for me had I known all of this before I started out on the journey away from Motability.
Nice to see an adult response,and thanks for your answer to the insurance question as I was curious about that as well
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Selenium greyIn response to the more adult comments (there’s so much I could say in response to the infantile ones, but I won’t stoop to their low level – although I’m disappointed that @wmcforum allow such people to frequent this forum and make such idiotic and offensive posts. If that’s considered acceptable behaviour and doesn’t result in being barred then I won’t be staying, even though the forum is which mobility car and not which Motability car); @des In addition to free VED, any adaptations that you need to have fitted to a used car would be VAT exempt. That’s about it (unless someone can think of anything else) but both are worth having. @Doughnut I’m not sure how far back the drivers claims records go, but it’s certainly longer than your lease. Mine showed 4 claim free years, covering 2 leases (I had a claim just over 4 years ago). As a point of interest, my insurer (Admiral Gold) hasn’t even asked to see it, but I suspect that I would need to show it in the event of a claim (or they verify it through an insurance database?) I’m glad that a number of people have said that it’s a useful thread. It would have certainly made life a lot easier for me had I known all of this before I started out on the journey away from Motability.
It seems I did not congratulate you on this post – it does have lots of useful information. Thank you.
As to the responses, this is a forum where many disable people come together. Not only with physical disability.
And although my first impulse was aligned with your response, we cannot judge people, but only recommend, guide and help them to communicate by improving our own language.
Just a personal thought.
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Spot on comment by @kdwolf, I regularly turn the other cheek on here and don’t bite for that exact reason.
I’ve read the forum on/ off over many years but i’ve just signed up to say thanks to Glos Guy for sharing such a brilliant post (and also to ask a question below).
We’ve gone from a company car, to a Motability car, to 2 private cars bought outright and now back to Motability for the EV transition. This information would have benefited us hugely so i am sure it will help others the same way in the future, especially during such tumultuous times. And it will benefit us if we decide to go back to a private lease or purchase depending on how things pan out with the scheme.
I have bought our new car outright, but as this isn’t possible for many people it’s worth keeping an eye on manufacturers finance offers. In a little known loophole (that I have exploited 2 or 3 times), you can take out finance (PCP etc) to gain an additional discount, but you can pay off the finance in full after a month or so and still retain the finance discount. For a cost of around £20 interest I have saved many thousands of pounds each time I’ve done this.
Can i ask why you didn’t go down the finance route this time?
@Freewheeler Thank you for your kind words. I’m glad that you feel that the information would benefit you and others hugely, as that was always my intention. This is, in most part, a friendly forum where like minded individuals share information for the benefit of others, so I hope that now you’ve registered you will stay and participate!
Re your question, when I get private cars I always buy them outright. I don’t do private leases and I don’t need to pay the interest on PCPs etc, where you are also tied in to conditions. As mentioned, in the past I have taken out PCP deals with various manufacturers just to get the maximum purchasing discount, but then pay them off in full a month or two later. The total cost is usually around £10-20 in interest, but I’ve saved thousands each time as a result.
As an example, with the last BMW I bought privately in 2015, the car (5 Series) was £40k new (it would be at least 50% more nowadays). In total I got £10k (25%) off the purchase price as a result of three combined discounts – BMW group discount + dealer negotiated discount + BMW Finance discount, the latter being in return for taking out a PCP which I paid off a few months later. As this was a private car for me, there was no VAT or VED exemption (my wife had the Motability car at the same time).
With the BMW that I have just purchased there was no PCP finance offer available. BMW were offering a £3,000 group funded discount on the specific model that I went for, which anyone buying that model would get automatically. I then negotiated a further £14,000 discount direct with the main dealer on top of that. These two discounts were then added to the VAT and VED first year showroom tax exemptions, resulting in the £40,000 overall saving.
One word of warning. Some PCP discounts have a condition that if you pay it off within the first month you effectively terminate the agreement before it’s started, so you lose the discount. I simply paid off the outstanding balance in full a month or so after that minimum period. Obviously what you pay back is significantly less than the equivalent of the remaining payments, as the interest charges fall away (which form a major cost of any PCP). The important part is that you are not cancelling the agreement, but doing an early redemption. That way you keep the discount.
Sorry for the rambling answer, but I hope that explains why the way I configured the deal this time was very different.
@Glos_Guy, respect for not responding to certain unhelpful comments. I don’t think it’s a reason to leave the community, even if there’s a lot of online groups that would have been less forgiving.
@kdwolf, well pointed out, as a community if disabled people we should know better than to judge others as we regularly get judged in a very generalised way. Although, there is a point where behaviors require a more robust response.I think in a week’s time we will either be thinking the scheme has done what it can in a less than ideal situation or we’re all going to desperately need this information.
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@glos-guy Your post is very informative and helpful for those electing to leave the scheme nowadays. It goes to show there are a few pitfalls and traps along the way though.
I must admit I found it pretty simple when I left the scheme a few years ago, but I didn’t have the VAT complication that you encountered. Plus the DVSA and Veterans_UK seemed very much on the ball with it back then.
I think we need to form an ‘ex-Motability now BMW owners’ section in the forum as there are seemingly a few of us knocking around these parts!
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I think we need to form an ‘ex-Motability now BMW owners’ section in the forum as there are seemingly a few of us knocking around these parts! Dave
Steady on @BigDave Apparently we are Nazi supporting, anti-British haters, intent on destroying U.K. jobs 🙄🤣🤣 I’m not sure whether the fact that our cars were built in the USA and not Germany makes this better or worse 😉
Of course, the fact that both of our purchases would have benefitted a U.K. dealer far more than a Motability car order would counts for nothing and it’s obviously far more patriotic and supportive of U.K. jobs to order a Chinese Motability car. Funny old world 😂
@kdwolf, well pointed out, as a community if disabled people we should know better than to judge others as we regularly get judged in a very generalised way. Although, there is a point where behaviors require a more robust response.
Bang on!
The large majority of the forum get along fine, its just the odd 1 or 2 that drag it down.
@BigDave hope recovery is going well?@glos-guy Thanks again Glos Guy and no need to apologise for anything as the detail you put into your posts just reinforces the points you are making. You come across as someone who is fair minded and has a wealth of knowledge on a lot of things – so I’m very happy to listen.
I know the circumstances that have allowed for some of these discounts being applied is not something we would wish for. But it makes me chuckle to think of the salesmen sitting there with all the discounts in front of them. They must be exhausted by the time you’ve finished with them!
Personally, i hope we don’t go back to private purchasing because coming back to Motability felt like a big relief as it meant less stress going forward, even if some of that will be psychological. For example, not having to look for car insurance every year or having to argue with garages over what are serviceable items during services, are all big pluses for us.
There were good deals on 4wd EVs to entice us back which helped but now we are here, I think we are happy to overpay at renewal time even if there were better deals financially available to us privately.
I understand where you are coming from regarding buying a car that you want, rather than what you are allowed, as that is exactly what we have done with our last 2 cars. Both private purchases and the Motability cars felt the right cars at the right time with different factors filtered into making those decisions. At some point I’ll go over the transitions to and from Motability to see how badly we did with the VED issue, just for peace of mind!
The BMW iX3 Neue Klasse with its ‘game changer’ status is about the only car that may tempt us back to purchasing, especially as they seem to offer most of what Motability offers as an all-inclusive package including insurance. But I haven’t really looked into it all. If we did go through with it, we will thankfully be better prepared now on how to do things properly.
I also get what you are saying about being released from the stigma that comes with being a Motability customer. I think I may have felt something similar – I think it was probably about showing people that we have a choice on whether to be part of Motability rather than accepting the widely touted ‘free’ car.
I doubt it fully registered with some people though as a lot of people seem determined to think a certain way about Motability no matter what. They will only understand it once they understand disability and how it affects people and their families or those close to them. Unfortunately, that may only come once they experience it themselves.
In the absence of being able to buy you a beer for all your troubles, I wish you all the best with the new car!
Holy Moly.. catching up on this thread is the most reading I’ve done in ages.. I was tempted to run it all through Chat GPT to summarise with nice little bullet points 😜
Firstly I’m happy to hear that Glos has managed to secure such a sweet deal on his new ride and finally has the Audi that gives him a little smile when he’s behind the wheel 😎🚙
lol, only joking mate I know if you were cut you would bleed BMW 🤭
So pls tell which Model/Colour/Spec you went for, or if you’ve collected it some pics would be even better 💪🏻
Dont worry about some loser having a go or negative reply towards it, There’s far more many of us in here who like and respect you, who are genuinely happy for you and are big car fans who would like to see it
Those discounts you were able to achieve were fantastic and all the info you posted about your transition… ( hey not that one lol ) your transition to privately owning a vehicle coming from MB will undoubtedly really help some people considering the same decision
Not me though, I’m too stupid to understand half of it… 😭😭😭😂
You know folks we only have the 1 go at this life of ours and the fact we are all members of this forum should tell us that perhaps its not been or will be all Sunshine & Rainbows
So if you are able to grab an extra little slice of happiness in whatever form floats your boat, whether it’s Turkey Teeth, a Turkey Barnet, a 24ct Golden Toilet Seat or a new car that puts a smile back on your face then go for it! Don’t let anyone else’s opinions hold you back or steal your joy! It’s your life and your journey.
i completely get having bad days, bad times and bad mental health which as a result can allow you to let your standards slip and end up saying cruel and hurtful things and it’s so easy to lash out , believe me I do that more than most and it’s something I really need to work on as a person
But it’s not an excuse or justification for what was said by Mr South, anyone who knows Glos or has been on the Forum ( albeit sporadically ) for as long as I have knows what a genuine and caring man he is, having helped lots members with his knowledge and experience and he’s put a lot of time and effort into his posts over the years
it’s not for me to tell anyone to apologise, that has to come from within when you’ve realised that you were in the wrong, so I hope that time has come Mr South
Finally I hope you stick around Glos , I know for a fact you’re very well liked and have lots to offer many members on here
Have a great day out there folks and if you’re gonna be anything then Be Kind
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Make melonade!@Freewheeler Many thanks for your considered response, which was much appreciated.
I absolutely understand your position. If a make and model of car that floated our boat was still available on the Motability scheme we would have stayed. The changes coming on 1st July wouldn’t have affected us, as we would be exempt from the VAT on APs, we don’t take the car abroad and our annual mileage is now only around 8,500 pa. We have also never needed more than 2-3 tyres per lease.
Unfortunately, our most recent Motability car didn’t work out. I found the Hyundai to be a soulless drive – much as I have always found Lexus cars to be – and I didn’t particularly like the PHEV experience. Having to charge it after every use was a faff compared to just one 3 minute fuel stop every 3 weeks or so. Conversely, our previous Motability car (BMW X1 2.0i 4WD auto) was a gem. Whilst it was the smallest BMW that I’ve ever owned (previously having had 4 x 3 Series, 3 x 5 Series and a 7 Series), it still achieved the BMW attributes of being a joy to drive, with a great blend of refinement, build quality and driver engagement. I could also fit the wheelchair in the boot with ease. Whilst I prefer the look of the X1 that we had to the latest model, if the 23i model (the successor to ours) had been on the scheme, we would have most likely stayed with Motability. I had 24 hour test drives of the iX1 20e and iX1 30e (when they were on the scheme) but I didn’t like the EV driving experience and frankly they didn’t feel like BMWs. Anyway, that’s all cosmetic now as we aren’t allowed premium brands any more!
Motability certainly is worry free motoring, and I get that, but at a high cost. With the sacrificed benefits and high APs, paying getting on for £18k over 3 years for a car that we would never choose privately, and would hand back at the end with nothing to show for it, no longer felt like a sensible use of our money. I have tried to replicate much of the peace of mind aspects with the private purchase. I have extended the 3 year warranty by a further 2 years at low cost should we decide to keep the car. Breakdown cover comes with the warranty. I took out a 5 year servicing plan that we also got the VAT knocked off (plus a decent additional negotiated discount), and that’s transferable to a subsequent owner, so helps the residual value. For £510 I bought a 4 year alloy wheel and tyre insurance, which pays £200 each for up to 10 damaged alloys (and at 22” they are vulnerable!) and £250 each towards up to 5 tyres (and at a cost of £350 each that will certainly help). We are sticking the extra £330 that my wife will now receive every 4 weeks into a savings account to cover running costs that exceed this (very little, hopefully) and the balance leftover will go towards the next car.
I looked at the Neue Klass iX3 but really struggled with it on several counts. Primarily, the new style front end and grille 🤢 Once you think rodent teeth you can’t get it out of your head 😂 Also (and this goes for the new X3 as well, which I also looked at), the quality of materials and finish to the interiors are not what I’m used to with BMWs. I also hated the lack of an instrument cluster, the over fancy steering wheel and gimmicky Panoramic iDrive. I use the rotary controller all the time and that’s gone as well. Even from the camouflaged photos, I could tell that the new X5 (to be announced in the coming weeks) was going the same way and following all of these styling traits, so I decided to snap a current model up now whilst I still could. Maybe Neue Klasse will grow on me over time and as I start to see them on the road. I’ll also give them a good test when mine goes in for a service and when I’m next thinking of changing. The salesperson that I deal with is very understanding and gives me multi-day test drives on as many cars as I like! If you test drive an iX3 I will be interested to hear your thoughts. In the meantime, thanks again for your kind words.
@Winston It’s so good to hear from you again mate. It’s a shame that you are an infrequent visitor these days, as you were always one of my favourite contributors. I fondly remember your joy over your Mini JCW and the brilliant drone video that you did of it in the stunning Scottish Highlands.
I deliberately didn’t go into great detail about the specific car that I bought, as I wanted the thread to be more a helpful guide for those making the same transition, or considering it. However, I have revealed the info elsewhere in response to discussions with others, so in response to your questions, here’s the low down;
BMW X5 M60i.
It has the BMW M-Division S68 4.4 litre twin-turbo V8 engine that is used in the M5 and X5M (albeit they are both tuned more), producing 530 bhp and 750 nm torque. BMW quote 0-62 mph as 4.3 secs but, given that BMW always understate performance figures, several reviewers have got that down to well below 4 seconds (3.6 secs is the best I’ve seen). Not bad for a 2.5 tonne SUV!
Being a top end and sporty model it comes very well equipped as standard, with things like Harman/kardon surround sound, quad exhaust, M Sport differential, Integral Active Steering (4 wheel steering) and various M styling additions, but I added a number of options – Gloss black 22” alloys, Technology Package (Head-up display & Professional parking package), Comfort Seats (14-way electric), Accoustic Glass, Front & Rear Air Suspension and Comfort Pack (heated steering wheel, armrests & centre console, rear heated seats and heated & cooled Cupholders).
The colour is called Manhattan. It’s a very sparkly metallic that changes colour in different lights, going from a sort of Khaki Green to a light bronze in bright sunlight and even grey in dull light. The interior is Silverstone, which is a very pale cream. I’ll do some decent photos once I’ve had it ceramic coated and when the building work at my house has finished (it’s a building site at present, so not terribly photogenic) but I’ll stick a quick photo here of it as it had just been unloaded from the car transporter .
Thanks for all your kind words, which were very much appreciated.
Although not a badge snob my Grandad was in horse Artillery at the somm mustard gassed and my Dad was in RAF as airframe fitter during second world war. Now would I have a German VW or BMW Mini yes. And finally I used to in the late 70s 80s and 90s have Datsun, Nissan cherry, sunny and Suzuki, and a Toyota’s Honda Civic. Jazz and also old school Mini and a Metro and it is the Japanese did many atrocities during the second world war as the Germans did and probably even us but that was a different evil regime as was the Japanese but it is totally different now. There was many though that were prisoners of war that would not ever buy a Japanese car but we understand that.
@BigDave hope recovery is going well?
Yes, not too bad thanks @kezo – My leg feels like I have done 10 rounds against a jackhammer and chisel but the meds are adequately keeping the discomfort at bay – apart from when the Physio-masochist inflicts pain on me twice per day.
The surgeon, who has just been round, is happy with the post-op scans and the wound is healing nicely.
Am going to start work on the escape tunnel later today!
@BigDave I hadn’t realised that you’d had surgery. Wishing you a speedy recovery. That new X6 of yours must be the lowest mileage example in the U.K. 😉
@BigDave I hadn’t realised that you’d had surgery. Wishing you a speedy recovery. That new X6 of yours must be the lowest mileage example in the U.K.
Many thanks.
Yes, I have had my only knee replaced by ironmongery!
The X6 has only circa 40 miles on the clock – I parked it up in one of our empty grain sheds straight after picking it up from the dealership as I was going away then coming into hospital. My nephew who lives on that farm is keeping an eye on it and turning it over every week.
It will be nice when I can eventually give it a few runs out, hopefully by September time.
That looks smart @Glos-Guy hope you enjoy it, to its full mate
As we all saw brand new @GlosGuy ‘s car, can someone finally answer my question in this thread, please? 😀😃
Would one recommend to have a ceramic coating on a car, worth circa £55,000 and if yes – what type, please? I see on the Web they go from £36 on ebay to over £2,000 for a professional work.
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Motability VW Touran Family Pack May 2019 (happy customer)As we all saw brand new @GlosGuy ‘s car, can someone finally answer my question in this thread, please?
Would one recommend to have a ceramic coating on a car, worth circa £55,000 and if yes – what type, please? I see on the Web they go from £36 on ebay to over £2,000 for a professional work.Apologies. Must have missed your question.
Personally, I wouldn’t pay for ceramic coating if it’s a Motability car. The value of the car is meaningless if you don’t own it. There are low cost treatments that you can self apply that give a good, almost ceramic like, finish and allow the water to bead off. I used one on a previous car and it was pretty good and lasted for well over 2 years, but sadly it’s now discontinued.
I’ve never paid for professional ceramic coating on any of my private cars before, but as my new one is so expensive, and could be a keeper, I have decided to have it done professionally. The dealer wanted £1,295 and said that they used a detailing company, but I’ve not heard good things about dealership applied treatments as they can be rushed.
I did some research and visited the location of the professional detailer with the best reviews locally to check out his facility and his work, both of which impressed. He is going to clean the car to remove any deposits, do a professional polish which then needs 3 hours to cure before he applies a full ceramic coating to the entire car (paintwork, plastics, glass etc) which then needs to cure overnight. That will be a much better job than the dealer would organise and is less than half the price at £550. It comes with a 3 year warranty. Furthermore, he is going to run me home on the morning I drop it in and collect me from home the following morning to collect it, in order to save me two Ubers!
Sorry I can’t help with brand details of products but I hope that helps a bit, but if it’s a Motability car I personally wouldn’t sink that sort of money, on top of all the sacrificed benefits and AP for a car that I didn’t own. I would stick with cheaper alternatives. That’s just me though
As we all saw brand new @GlosGuy ‘s car, can someone finally answer my question in this thread, please?
Would one recommend to have a ceramic coating on a car, worth circa £55,000 and if yes – what type, please? I see on the Web they go from £36 on ebay to over £2,000 for a professional work.My recommendation for an expensive pristine car, would be self healing PPF on the impact area’s (front of car, bumper bonnet as a minimum) and a ceramic or graphene enhanced coating on the rest of the car.
Apart from PPF which isn’t a DIY jobby, proffesionally applied ceramic based coating, isn’t just a case of just slapping it on and wiping it off, even on a new car, the paint will have some degree of correction before it is applied and proffesional ceramic based coating aren’t available to the general public – which speaks volumes to stuff dealerships valeters (not certified detailers) use and what you find on ebay, which is more towards semi proffesional range, than pro range.
Of course if your upto it, buying the£36 stuff dealers charge £250+ for and having a go, is better than nothing. Spray on silica ceramic sealants work, but need redoing often, so if you enjoy cleaning your car a quick spray and wipe each month will add some protection – some spray on last 6+ months, some last 1 month and some contain graphene, but none will be as good or ong lasting as a proffesional jobby.
I use Auto Finesse sio2 based ceramic spray on my very nearly 6 year old 220d, it far from the best available at £20 and each coat lasts c.3months, but the car is regularly cleaned, so its not a chore as with the liquid stuff, I use to use.
All depends what you want, how much you want to spend and how your going to look after it. Even the pro stuff need regular washes, so nothings apply and forget apart from PPF!
As we all saw brand new @GlosGuy ‘s car, can someone finally answer my question in this thread, please?
Would one recommend to have a ceramic coating on a car, worth circa £55,000 and if yes – what type, please? I see on the Web they go from £36 on ebay to over £2,000 for a professional work.As GG said, the question seems to have gotten lost.
Firstly, I believe Motability cars can’t be ceramic coated, I think it’s to avoid customers getting a half arsed job from the dealership. I’d definitely check with them before bothering and I’m not sure it’s worth it on a lease car you get nothing from at the end.
I would cheerfully put a ceramic coating on my own car if I was planning to keep it for a good while. The last one I did I used Auto Finesse’s ceramic kits, one each for windows, paint and wheels. However, you need a suitable place to do this, it took me 2 full days to fully wash, clay and polish the car before applying the coating. You can’t do that outside it needs to be kept dust free until coated.
If you look where the professionals buy there’s always plenty of options of top grade ceramic coatings.
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That’s the conundrum for me: as I am getting very close to 50K on my Motability Enyaq which is due to be returned in April 2027 or pending final Ombudsman’s decision, I have used Lotus Eletre in mind, which will cost me between £55K and £60K, so I was hoping someone will tell me – rubbish, don’t or yes, you should go with X.
I guess I will have to run your answers through Chat GPT to understand the nuances 😀
Thank you.
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