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They work it out in full monthly payments if I remember correctly from a car I swapped early.
£3249 divide 36 = £90.25 (month)
you’ve had the car 13 months this month so
13 x £90.25 = £1173.25
£3249 – £1173.25 = 2075.75
edit: I think they changed it so you might get a pro rata good condition bonus too, but I’m really not sure about that because it wasn’t when I changed a couple of cars ago.
I’ve only ever taken my latest review letter .
The two bits they are interested in is that you have enough points in the `Getting about section’ and how long before it is reviewed again. They need to see 12 months remaining from the date of your order.
By original letter they mean your latest award letter not the yearly increase letter.
And if the charger fails?
My BP pulse failed after 5 weeks, it was replaced with in a week with one phone call to the installer who contacted BP.
This from BP pulse website…..
bp pulse home chargers have a standard warranty period of three (3) years from the date of installation, provided that the charger has not been tampered with and has been maintained correctly.
The product warranty does not cover against incorrect use. The warranty also does not affect the statutory rights of the consumer.If it’s a non fault accident, the other parties insurance will be liable for any hire car costs until your car is repaired (lets hope it is repairable)
I have read elsewhere, that some cars that would have been written off are now being repaired instead.
Whilst my Audi Q3 was in for repair after a non fault accident a couple of years ago, I was provided with a Jaguar F Pace and didn’t want mine back. So don’t accept a rubbish hire car.
Glad you’re ok ? and good luck.
I just drive normally not making any changes to my driving style or speeds.
I do 70 ish on motorways. But if you want to do 60 you will eek out a few more miles but I personally don’t bother.
Hi @Menorca Mike
These are my figures just substitute your own electricity rate.
Kona battery is 64 kWh
Costs:
My Electricity rate is £0.1831 / kWh
So to charge from 0% to 100% costs: 64 x 0.1831 = £11.72
Range 300 miles = £11.72 divide 300 = just under 4 pence per mile.
Charging;
BP Home charge point 7.2 kWh ( ish )
Kona battery 64 kWh
So to charge from 0% to 100% : 64kWh divide 7.2 kWh = just under 9 hours
In reality you rarely if ever get to 0% figures shown for extremes.
I always drive at legal speed limits and like to accelerate to these speeds quickly, do journeys using mixed road types, with car set in standard mode with low regen and auto climate control always on.
I don’t do one pedal driving and drive it like a normal auto car.
I’m well impressed with the cars performance and like the op says range is getting better and better as the weather warms up.
You should definitely get pro rata AP refund that you paid on the returned car.
I would also push for the periods it was with the dealers but they’ll probably say no to that.Good luck
Today’s journey a real mixed bag of country lanes dual carriageway and some motorway, climate control on auto set at 23 degrees, normal driving at speed limits where able.
This would give a range of 64 x 5.89 = 376miles ?
My overall average 4.85kWh/mile would give an average range of 310 miles.
Kona 64 Ultimate.
The Premium SE was the top spec last year (dimpled front) it was replaced by the current top spec Ultimate (smooth front) face lift model.
The Premium SE is no longer on the Motability website so he can’t lease you one.
At one point I think Q4 last year both cars were on the scheme at the same time.
Happened to me in bad weather, (Kona which I’m sure I read that you have too) I read on another forum that it was likely to be the forward facing camera located central of windscreen near the mirror.
I gave it a quick wipe and all was well.Hopefully yours is only something simple like that too ?
The three I’m aware of are BP Pulse, Pod point, and Ohme.
It mainly depends on which EV you choose most are offered BP Pulse but recently Motability have been offering Ohme chargers to some instead.
French manufacturer cars are usually offered Pod point..They are all supposedly ‘smart’ chargers and are all 7kW ish
Search the forum for more information on the ordering process and requirements.
Thanks for your link @BigDave I’ve emailed the mods to ask if it can be updated into original post as it does answer potential questions some might have.
I took the extract from the financial highlights 2021 report.
It wasn’t really intended by Motability for it to be known by us customers at this point in time as @Rene ‘s post confirms after a web chat with Motability.
So it isn’t really known whether Motability intend to carry it on after 2022 or the real reason for it or if it a this year only thing.
The full financial report is also available by clicking the link in the original post and then clicking ‘financial reports’ tab, it is 154 pages long though ? might be something in there.
typical my change date is march 2023.
Hopefully by then AP’s will have dropped back down and more choice will be available again?
I have just come off a long call to Motability who in the end confirmed this applies to me as I picked up my new car on 6th Jan, happy days, thanks very much for this post garry ??
Glad for you ??
Motability giving their customers £250 towards AP’s. Car Manufacturers: “Great we can increase our prices by £300 whilst everyone’s still concentrating on the £250 giveaway.
Did someone knock your half empty cup over Graeme??
I personally just missed out on it but thought it would be good news for a lot of people
I read this “payable at the point at which they renew into their next lease” to mean when you enter your pin to go into a new lease.
So yes I would think you would qualify for it.I’m sure someone will correct me if I’m wrong ?
Ordered my Kona Ultimate 7th August, started the BP charger process on the 10th August.
I already had a Smart meter smet2 and new metal consumer unit fitted.
EON fitted my 100 amp double pole isolation switch 29 September.
charger is to be located within 2m of my meter.
Found out that despite having a 100 amp fuse already fitted (confirmed that the fuse cartridge is rated 100amp by the EON guy) that I am looped with next door.
Collected the car on schedule to the exact day predicted by the dealer at time of order 10th December.
Driveway to be dug up on the 4th February final un-looping to be done on the 8th February.
Only when I send photographic evidence that this work as been carried out, will PB even consider arranging a date to fit my charger.
So well into 6 months and charger still not fitted yet despite me thinking mine would be a straight forward installation ???
I gave up dealing with BP in October and have had Motability’s complaint team dealing with them on my behalf.
But I’m absolutely loving the Kona it’s a brilliant car done 960 miles so far.
I’m Granny charging via my garage overnight when required atm, bit of a faff but worth it.The savings compared to petrol is great too ?
Will be so much easier when I finally get charger fitted, hopefully soon ?
Oh yeah Total cost to me thus far £98 for the Isolation switch all other works including DNO digging and un-looping free to me.
So a mixed bag for me but definitely would recommend going down the EV route to anyone, because the end result is worth all the hassle ?
Good luck.
Hi Chris
Fair comments.
Regarding the extra cost of automatic cars on the scheme.
A simple solution would be if the main driver is the disabled person then an automatic gearbox should be offered as a free upgrade/option and be the same AP as the manual version/spec if it is available on the scheme at a lower price.
@ChrisK You make several very valid points particularly about hoist transfers costs, have you considered getting in touch with Watchdog.
Team member Nikki Fox is a mobility scooter user and should be fully aware of the costs and pitfalls of lugging one around, maybe she could present a good case re, getting that particular injustice sorted.
Nice tidy set up there @struth ?
