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We have never seen the cash from PIP (ex DLA) because as soon as my wife got the award we rushed out and got a new car (a green 1.6 Escort Estate) back in 1997.
Up to then we had always run around in bangers, and now we can get a brand new car with zero worries every three years and happily take it anywhere in the country and abroad.
Mota is not without its problems, and some AP’s are ludicrous, but for the vast amount of disabled people on the scheme, this is probably the only way of getting a new car.
We’ve even tried to come off the scheme before, and bought a car to see if it would be cheaper, but it didn’t take long at all for the costs to soon mount up, so we will stay on the scheme for now, especially as my wifes hospital is a 200 mile round trip in to central London, and reliability trumps everything else.
I’ve never really understood the amount of complaining, being on the scheme is not compulsory, and I don’t think there is anything similar in any other country.Thats how much Motability will be getting (every four weeks) in return for supplying you with a new car. Thoughts ?
Almost £12,000 over a 3 year lease or almost £20,0000 for those who keep the car for 5 years. Plus, of course, any AP that you pay is on top of that.
As you said recently, Glos Guy if people are getting £50.000 for that amount plus £3,500 AP for my Hyundai 6 (for instance) then that is a good deal, however if you are getting a £20,000 – £25,000 (AP free or with an AP) car for that, it is not such a good deal. Also no further annual DLA/PIP increase are (can be) built into that calculation. I think the public think that also includes free road tax, insurance, servicing, repairs, tyres and windscreen cover. However we know, Free Road Tax – Nothing to do with a Motability car. Insurance – The Insurance covers Motability for their car, not us for the car. I remember back in 1988 I leased a Nissan Bluebird, the first year I paid £50, 2nd year £100, third year £150 for insurance, until somebody pointed out we were not getting the insurance if someone run into the back of us and wrote off the car, Motability were, so they stopped charging us. Although we can have an excess charge. Servicing – yes we get that. Repairs – My Kia comes with a 7 year warranty for parts and labour, not including wear out parts like break discs ect. Tyres – yes one extra set after a lot of fighting with Kwik Fit. Windscreen Cover – Yes but with an excess if broken. So still a good deal, but varies on which car and which deal you get.
Still seems quite reasonable for a brand new lease car, with insurance, tax, servicing, tyres, and 20000 miles per annum included…
Very much depends on the car IMHO Andy. For the top end cars on the scheme it can still be good value, especially if the person is a high mileage user and/or lives in a high risk insurance area. For the lower end cars on the scheme, it can be far cheaper to run the car privately. Of course, the car is only brand new when you pick it up and the average age of cars on our roads is 8 years old, so most people don’t consider running a brand new car to be a sensible use of their money. The 20k Pa mileage limit with Motability is often mentioned, yet in reality most users only do a fraction of that. It’s great that we have a choice though.
We’re currently looking at getting a Mini, this exact model in fact. As said, Mota seems pretty good value to me…
https://www.selectcarleasing.co.uk/car-leasing/mini/hatchback/hatchback/20-cooper-s-classic-premium-plus-5dr-auto?mileage=20000&term=36&initial_payment=9Still seems quite reasonable for a brand new lease car, with insurance, tax, servicing, tyres, and 20000 miles per annum included…
What’s put me off the Megane is joing a FB group and seeing all the problems some people are having. Charging issues, windows dropping, alarms, water ingress, fob batteries lasting a week, motor failures, poor dealer back up etc etc.
Obviously people online will be posting about their problems but still…
It is a lovely looking car though, and drove well, so I’m sure if I got a good one I’d be happy, and very unhappy if I had one of the Friday afternoon lemons.Had yet another test drive of a Mini Cooper S,definitely veering towards that now.
Over the last few weeks we’ve test driven an Enyaq, a Megane E tech, and both the Mini Cooper and Cooper S!
Beleive it or not the Cooper S is the current favourite!Also coming from a awd Tiguan Allspace, I want something smaller this time. Thought I’d love the Enyaq but didn’t enjoy the test drive really, felt like a barge.
I’d have been annoyed if we’d loved it, with all that’s happened.Had a sit in one today, lovely interior. Going for a test drive in a couple of days.
Not sure about this dealer, seemed to be trying to push us into taking one of the cars already in production, rather than a new factory order.
Have been in contact with another dealer who seems to think there is no issue in ordering from the factory for delivery next year. Build slots I assume.Thanks all.
Khalid does the premium plus come with standard cruise control or adaptive?
Difficult to work out the option packs.I watched the ‘challenge’ yesterday, and for a few minutes it put me off the idea of getting an EV, until it dawned on me that with a bit of planning most of his problems wouldn’t have been an issue. RSymons EV did a similar trip in a Taycan if I remember correctly and I don’t think he had many problems (obviously he loves EV’s though so who knows really…)
For someone who’s bought a £120000 Porsche he doesn’t seem to like EV’s much. I do agree though that even though the cars are great, the infrastructure here isn’t.I doubt Mota care much about that, my Tiguan has a two year service schedule, and all the VW garage did was reset the service light on the dash after talking to Motability (I’d done 14,000 miles)
A week later I got an email saying the radiator bottle needed topping up, but I just did it myself rather thn drive back…
There’s some reason EV’s are being pushed, I suspect government interference, but tbh it is not a bad thing, as it gives access to a lot of cars most people would never be able to afford outside the scheme, with very low running costs (if home charging)It wouldn’t surprise me if the new Enyaq shot back up in AP, especially if Skoda were just clearing out 80’s this quarter in advance of the updated model.
It’s why it’s always best not to post absolutes on any subject, because nobody knows what the real situation will be until it happens.
After all the reviews I thought I would love the Enyaq more than I did, I really wanted a coupe, but the estate felt quite barge like on the test drive and I think it’s just bigger than I want now tbh.
Good luck to those that got one this quarter, an absolute bargain, even as an 80!I have a Tiguan Allspace with an electric tailgate, although I’ve never taken it through a car wash.
Why would the tailgate open?Our diesel Tiguan had a £500 deposit when we ordered it a few years ago, the salesman said it was a standard deposit for all customers regardless if private or Mota.
I wonder if some Mota customers order and only then find out they can’t have a home charger so cancel? I would.
No way would I pay £2000. Try another dealer.Don’t forget the Iconic also comes with 360′ surround camera and a ‘smart’ rear view camera. Might be useful to you as the rear window is very small.
I had a drive of one yesterday and it really is a fantastic small car.
Both versions are absolute bargains this quarter.I wonder if that would carry over to the coupe too. I don’t think the current 80 Sportline coupe is offered as a awd on the scheme is it?
The one and only reason I would have a Tesla is because of their charging network, otherwise, I don’t think the cars are that good, and Musk is an absolute tool.
Indicators on buttons, apparently one above the other, what a load of cobblers.We plug our Nextbase front and rear dashcam into the 12v socket, you can always purchase a 2 socket adaptor from Halford if that helps. It cam in very useful in June when a woman bumped into the rear of our vehicle when we were stationary at red traffic light, simply sent dashcam video recording to Motability insurance company.
It’s more the issue of getting hit when parked. My dashcam is plugged into the 12v socket, but that offers no protection when the vehicles not running.
It’s always surprised me that Mota won’t allow a hardwired dashcam, especially one professionally fitted.BMW have been doing it for a while I think. Not a direction I want to see car manufacturers going in.
