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If the car doesn’t feel safe to you then don’t drive it and tell Motability that. Make sure that the replacement tyre is suitable for use on an EV, not all tyres are equal and it’s about time Motability took this into account.
There will be a section in the small print of the brochure(s) that says that there may be changes made to the final specifications of the vehicles or words to that effect. This happened to me a few years ago with SEAT when they omitted front parking sensors on the Leon.
I think they’re very much all alike. Then once they have your order you never hear from them until they contact you to make payment for the AP. There are the odd ones around who will try to accommodate us with more accurate information but in the main I’ve found them to be rare. I wouldn’t say that this is because we are Motability customers though, more something that is prevalent in the industry.
Believe it or not I was barred from a well known Motability Facebook group for criticising dealers as this could potentially jeopordise their relationship with dealers who often gave advanced notification of upcoming AP/availability changes. No warnings, just a straight Go to jail card, lol.
Scotland has had the powers over Adult Independence Payment since August 2022. Most renewing their PIP awards will be “light touch” meaning not having to start new applications. They still use the same company that provides the Motability cars we drive. So there is a ” quicker, softer approach ” and therefore ” things will be (are) much better for the disabled in Scotland “.
Here’s a statistic for you; 390 people died whilst waiting for a decision on their PIP claim between 1st and 31st January 2021
https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-05-11/160/
I’ve no intention of getting into a ” tit for tat ” argument as there are faults right through our political system so forgive me if I don’t reply as I find confrontational discussions detrimental to my mental health. I just wanted to reply and correct your OP.
Have a great day.
I always wanted to try a trip on a canal boat with my kids when they were younger, life happened and the canal boat holiday didn’t. That itch is still there…
Hope your holiday went well @Ele
I would prefer uf they 8bsured any options, as any options are not covered with the insurance
This isn’t true. When you take delivery of the car, it’s fully insured. Personal effects within the car like wheelchairs / walkers are not insured.
Only in the event of the car being written off then yes, any options ordered wouldn’t be repaid to you.
@kj35 , for this reason I asked if they’d fit internally going into the loft from the utility cupboard where the consumer unit is fitted and along to the outside wall and out into my carport. The installer was more than happy to do so.
I used Macklin Hyundai in Dunfermline to source and supply an Ioniq 6 recently and couldn’t be happier. Terrific experience from start to finish.
The card is linked to your bank/credit card when you setup your details. The good thing about the Motability card is that it doesn’t take a prepayment from your account unlike some other charger companies. I don’t charge publicly very often but when I used the Motability one it was straight forward enough and saves having lots of different accounts with prepayment needed.
@Phaedra. Regarding your difficulty in obtaining Victoza, have you spoken to your GP about changing over to Trulicity? I’m in the same position as you in not being able to source Victoza, the nurse from hospital diabetic team said just to try managing as best I can! Anyway, my son in-law happens to be a Pharmacist and suggested Trulicity as an alternative and the hospital agreed. It’s taken once a week as opposed to every day.
I hope you’re not offended in me suggesting this to you.
Did a charge today @Kezo. 50kW Chargeplace Scotland in 5 degrees outside temp and my Ioniq 6 was pulling 49kW from 30% -80% in less than an hour. Not complaining especially as it’s still free charging!
I test drove the BYD Atto 3 in December. Very bright, spacious interior with the full panoramic roof. Easy access and drove well enough although I only drove through some 30/40 mph areas. A few things put me off though; the artificial EV noise in town driving after 15 minutes was pretty intrusive inside the cabin. The small driver information display was wonky as in off centre and going to the side. This alone would drive me insane over 3 years. During my investigations I found that there were issues with the heating system and the infotainment software.
It will have it’s place in the scheme, it’s excellent value for money, a full 5 seater mpv, with very good equipment levels. If I still had kids at home it’s a no brainer. Definitely worth a test drive for sure.
My experience. Test drove 3 vehicles at the same facility, Arnold Clark Innovation Centre in Glasgow which I highly recommend anyone interested in the EV movement to visit. I drove the BYD Atto 3, Smart #1 Brabus (wow) and the Renault Megane e-Tech.
Of the 3 and my experience of having 3 Renault Scenic over the years the only one I tested that had the grabby brake feeling was the Megane e-tech. Now, after the initial shock I was quickly able to adjust and anticipate this. Overall the car was ok, the killer for me was the boot. The shape was great for an attendant wheelchair to fit in perfectly but the size of the boot lip was extreme, definitely too much for my wife to be lifting into and out.
Glad to hear you guys are enjoying the car, not one size fits all.
I can understand your thinking. Look at it this way, you’re paying for a product that has broken done six times in less than a year. You wouldn’t accept it if it was a £1k tv let alone a £50k car.
You’d receive around a 3rd (at time of writing ) of your AP but sadly not on the paint.
Motability is there to keep us mobile, something you’re not able to do in your own car just now.
SEAT will be discontinued very soon and all cars known as Supra so it looks like that is your only option.
Best of luck.
Great to hear that you’ve finally put pen to paper so to speak. We are only here once as the saying goes so why not indulge yourself? Picking up my Ioniq 6 on Thursday; 2 sleeps to go!
Hi Mike, No my driveway under my carport, is right next to my front door of my house. The only problem is that Ohme have now asked if I can have the charger can be fitted right next to the electricity meter, but the other side of the house door and car, which i do not want the cable passing over the path to my door. They are saying that the cable will need to run and be fitted externally round my doorway externally, when I thought they could run it through my loft as we are only talking about five meters apart. They also said that if it was situated at the electrical box, then there would be no extra charge (in a previous email), suggesting that if not, then there may be an extra charge although that was not suggested today on the phone. Ohme said it would be some time in January before the charger would be fitted, which I can understand at this time of the year, with the festive holidays, although I do blame Ebeneezer for starting it all by giving Bob Cratchit Christmas Day off.
My installation went from fuse box in the hall up through the loft along 10 metres then outside and down to the charger on the outside wall in the carport. All in all approximately 15 metres of cable. The installer was more than use to do this at my request as I didn’t want the cables tunnelling interior walls. No extra charges at all.
It can be done. Whether they want to is obviously another matter. Best of luck.
@Pops . Very informative. I actually managed to test drive an Enyaq, albeit the 80 version. It drove well enough although I found the drivers information screen small even if it did have the relevant information at hand. All in it was like a tin of Ronseal; “It does what it says on the tin”.There was no WOW factor. If you want to get from A-B as easily as possible then I’m quite sure that you’d be extremely happy with your choice.
I test drove the Ioniq 6 the following day, what a looker! I know it divides opinion, it definitely is a talking point. I found the interior space to be vast, I’m 6″2 and with the drivers seat set for me I could sit directly behind and stretch out my legs, never been able to do that in any previous cars. It will take my wheelchair easily with room for a few other bits and pieces.
I loved how it drives, very smooth, quiet as expected. One thing I did find, when I drove off the rear window was covered with rain as it had been sitting for a few days. As you know there’s no rear wiper, (didn’t stop me trying to twist the stalk though). I needn’t have worried, after a few minutes town driving I found it cleared quickly enough.
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Ordered the Ioniq 6 when I handed the keys back in. Arriving before Christmas.
