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Motability Scheme Releases New Summer Lineup as Calls Grow for Stricter Eligibility Checks

Pressure grows to reinstate face-to-face assessments after an investigation found claimants meeting eligibility requirements through minor conditions or past convictions.

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Overview

  • The scheme’s summer price list now features more than 840 vehicles, from standard cars and wheelchair-accessible vans to scooters and powered wheelchairs.
  • Motability Operations reports a record 815,000 active customers leasing vehicles or equipment through the programme.
  • A new driving lessons grant supports disabled provisional licence holders with costs of learning to drive under Motability.
  • Leasing packages include insurance, breakdown assistance, servicing, maintenance, tyres and windscreen repairs but may require upfront fees between £100 and £2,000.
  • Politicians and campaigners, including Kemi Badenoch and the TaxPayers’ Alliance, are urging restored face-to-face assessments and tougher eligibility criteria after misuse investigations.