[fwippers]

Reading various articles about chip shortages, delayed builds and lower spec cars. Some manufacturers are concentrating on the most profitable models, but many feel this is short sighted and will cost customer loyalty whilst private buyers are cancelling in droves.

So without singling out a single manufacturer, I wonder when things settle down, hopefully in 2023, if motability may adopt a more streamlined operation, supplying cars from selected manufacturer’s who have stood by them during the hard times, with a win win situation.  The same level of business split 10 ways rather than 20. Bigger discounts and therefore, in theory, lower AP´s. A smaller choice, but far better than we have now. Of course a small number will leave the scheme, perhaps offset by new customers attracted by lower payments? Who knows? Just speculation, maybe the higher echelons at Motability read our forum? Like any changes, popular with some but not all!

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[Glos Guy]

I hope not, but it could well happen. We already have a hybrid version of that model now – dramatically reduced choice of manufacturers and models and massively increasing AP’s ?

[Elliot]

This “new” Motability model suits them with most people extending their lease beyond the 3 years. What will be interesting is what people will do when the 5 years is up and they have to make a choice. Hopefully, the scheme will have a better choice once this chip shortage is over with realistic AP’s.

[Mike]

Yep I am a extender this time round too due to disappearing id3 your, kona would of been fine bud boot just about 25 litres too small and it was only 1700 ap if I remember the kona

[DaveH]

It bothers me how many large suv type cars have been removed but what concerns me the most is the AP’s for what remains.  I very much doubt that more than a very small percentage of customers can afford the insane pricing.

For example, one car jumped about £1500 to £2800 from Dec to Jan.  That’s war pension prices for an auto FHEV, add around a grand for PIP.  WPMS also get an automatic gear box refund from the VA which softens the blow but for PIP it’s financially catastrophic.  Motability will have to adapt, hard to run a business when you price yourself out of customers.  They may be enjoying the perks from us all taking extensions just now, but those perks will soon dry up and they will be hit with reality.

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