Amputee loses Motability car

[Six Fiend]

stuartmmcfc said:

Surprised no ones said that they wouldn't buy an ex Motability car as they all stink of piss.

Mine stinks of Gliptone

[jimmyjimjim]

stuartmmcfc said:

Surprised no ones said that they wouldn't buy an ex Motability car as they all stink of piss.

Joking aside, I worked with someone whose other half was involved with motability.

As she put it, as diplomatically as possible 'a percentage of the users treated the scheme and the cars with no respect at all, and a percentage of the cars were returned at the end of the lease in a very sorry state'.

When pressed, 'a sorry state' did involve piss and other bodily effluent.

At the other end of the scale, many were very low mileage and immaculate.

As with all things, caveat emptor.

[kowalski655]

When I worked for the insurers,many many moons ago,we had one that was used as a dog kennel(and never emptied!!!) Dealers refused to go near it unless the driver got it cleaned.
Also one full of empty pizza boxes

Most were well kept though. But the standard of driving often left a lot to be desired.

[CooperD]

I bought an ex Motability car. Two year old Diesel with 12000 miles on it. Had it over 18 months and not had any niggles with aside from a headlamp bulb going the other week. Certainly didn't smell of piss!!

[mph1977]

eldar said:

It is 'free' in that the state given them enough money to provide them with a car, and a goodly proportion of the running costs. They do choose to spend that money on a car, rather than Benson & Hedges or living costs.

you get money for a car OR for the running costs not both ... thus demonstrating yet another person who hasn't done their research ...

[kowalski655]

Well if by "running costs" you mean servicing,some tyres,RAC cover,& insurance,then yes you do.Main expense is fuel,plus extra if you go over the mileage limit

[zedstar]

alfie2244 said:

zedstar said:

Motbility is an excellent idea and i'm a 100% supporter of it. The problem, as mentioned, is the people that abuse it. The second problem is people like me who have come across such people, yet I moan about them but do nothing.

I don't doubt some abuse it but as a matter of interest how do you know they have a Motability car? I can see you might if you were a relative, car dealer etc or working in a related area but how would Joe public know?

I mean people I know. So like friends, acquaintances etc. People that have told me clearly that they drive their mum/dads mobility car and their mum/dad ends up getting the bus or lifts cos really the cars their kids runaround. I've only met like 2 people that this applies to though. Ever.

[alfie2244]

zedstar said:

alfie2244 said:

zedstar said:

Motbility is an excellent idea and i'm a 100% supporter of it. The problem, as mentioned, is the people that abuse it. The second problem is people like me who have come across such people, yet I moan about them but do nothing.

I don't doubt some abuse it but as a matter of interest how do you know they have a Motability car? I can see you might if you were a relative, car dealer etc or working in a related area but how would Joe public know?

I mean people I know. So like friends, acquaintances etc. People that have told me clearly that they drive their mum/dads mobility car and their mum/dad ends up getting the bus or lifts cos really the cars their kids runaround. I've only met like 2 people that this applies to though. Ever.

That's fair enough I suppose.... I also have only ever met 1 that took the pi$$ but from some of the posts on here you could be forgiven for thinking it was rampant.

IMO hardly high in the list of public money pi$$taking compared to tax evasion for instance.

[HTP99]

alfie2244 said:

zedstar said:

alfie2244 said:

zedstar said:

Motbility is an excellent idea and i'm a 100% supporter of it. The problem, as mentioned, is the people that abuse it. The second problem is people like me who have come across such people, yet I moan about them but do nothing.

I don't doubt some abuse it but as a matter of interest how do you know they have a Motability car? I can see you might if you were a relative, car dealer etc or working in a related area but how would Joe public know?

I mean people I know. So like friends, acquaintances etc. People that have told me clearly that they drive their mum/dads mobility car and their mum/dad ends up getting the bus or lifts cos really the cars their kids runaround. I've only met like 2 people that this applies to though. Ever.

That's fair enough I suppose.... I also have only ever met 1 that took the pi$$ but from some of the posts on here you could be forgiven for thinking it was rampant.

IMO hardly high in the list of public money pi$$taking compared to tax evasion for instance.

Easy target though.

[alfie2244]

HTP99 said:

alfie2244 said:

zedstar said:

alfie2244 said:

zedstar said:

Motbility is an excellent idea and i'm a 100% supporter of it. The problem, as mentioned, is the people that abuse it. The second problem is people like me who have come across such people, yet I moan about them but do nothing.

I don't doubt some abuse it but as a matter of interest how do you know they have a Motability car? I can see you might if you were a relative, car dealer etc or working in a related area but how would Joe public know?

I mean people I know. So like friends, acquaintances etc. People that have told me clearly that they drive their mum/dads mobility car and their mum/dad ends up getting the bus or lifts cos really the cars their kids runaround. I've only met like 2 people that this applies to though. Ever.

That's fair enough I suppose.... I also have only ever met 1 that took the pi$$ but from some of the posts on here you could be forgiven for thinking it was rampant.

IMO hardly high in the list of public money pi$$taking compared to tax evasion for instance.

Easy target though.

Ain't that the truth.

[C.A.R.]

It's patently obvious that determining eligibility for a motability car is a long and sometimes inconclusive process, so decisions will be made rightly and wrongly regardless of the efforts made to reform.

My mother has Multiple Sclerosis and has had a Motability car for the last 8 years or so.

It's very sobering to read the checklist posted earlier in the thread and think "sh*t, mum can't do any of that"

People also get envious at the types of cars available on the Motability scheme. Like they should all drive around in identical wagons or something, why should they get freedom of choice, eh!?

Despite being utterly incapable, unable to move, the most practical car for mum 8 years ago was a 3-door Astra Sportshatch. Yup. The doors were massive - more importantly the opening, the seat was supportive, the only issue was towards the end of the lease the suspension seemed a bit too harsh for her. My parents logically stepped up to an Insignia, for the softer ride, but soon realised that it was harder to get in and out of!

It's a very difficult and sensitive subject but certainly one which needs policing /vetting. Mum leads such a difficult life I wouldn't want to see her deprived of the simplest freedom of just going out for a drive, or to her favourite garden centre (begrudging dad by her side).

For outsiders looking in on a Motability user I can see why they could feel there was a great injustice. Sadly, that's just the world that we live in today - everyone has an over-inflated sense of entitlement, even when they don't deserve a thing. Believe me, the whole family would happily never drive another car again if it meant that mum could lead a normal life.