we used our mobility payments to pay a loan for our eldiss autostratus 6 berth! best thing we could buy for our son! we also bought a WAV.. 6 seat, 1 whhelchair place, vauxhall vivaro from gowrings. 18 months old, with my redundancy pay!! best of both!! and yes.. we OWN them. we dont have to pay any downpayments (motability wanted 2-3 grand for the vivaro) and they cant take it away from us!! if hte govt change the goalposts, and we are no longer entitled to high rate mobility, then we wont be without either vehicle! much more piece of mind for us x
------------- tina xx
mum to 5 kids
DD-20
DS-16
DD-14
DD-9
DS-3 and a half!
and a large, daft, black dog!!
We've decided to go the purchase route now - can't be doing with all the rules and regulations! But I'm still trying to get a straight answer from Motability for those who don't have the option of buying.
Rob and Tina
Hi we have the Astra sports tourer SE model all models before March 2013 have the electronic handbrake as standard then following loads of complaints about it they decided on a proper handbrake and put the electronic handbrake as an option ours is 13 plate
------------- April Peak District Beech Croft Farm
May Peak District Duke of York
May Holland Delfse Hout
June Cotton Arms Nantwich
july/aug Cornwall Pentewan Sands
And quite a few local weekenders
Thanks Paul and Kate. We were confused because the brochure shows the SE with electronic handbrake as standard but the price guide lists the handbrake as a cost option, Vauxhall staff gave us different opinions so I asked Vauxhall and Andy for the correct answer. As usual I got the correct answer from Andy (some 24 hours before Vauxhall emailed more brochures which were exactly the same as the old ones).
I thought that car salesman were desperate for sales but my recent experiences show that they know little about their products and can't really be bothered to find out. The Citroen dealer couldn't be bothered to ring me back to book a test drive, Vauxhall couldn't answer my questions and haven't been back in touch, Ford couldn't get me a Focus diesel to drive.
I've now managed to sort out a new car using a combination of test drives of used cars and I'm keeping my fingers crossed that the car spec is correct when it is delivered.
If you lease it you get all the benefits insurance etc but,its not yours.I worked it out roughly.Including a deposit i pay about £7000 over a 3 year lease.At the end of the lease i get another brand new car with no worries.Where can you buy a brand new car for £7000 with all the benefits ??
If you buy a car for the said £7000 then you have to ,repair it,stick tyres on it,insure it,mot it,and service it...not to mention how much it will de value over the years.
Ive done both and still find leasing is the way to go as you cant win eitherh way.
One point that was not mentioned,i had 5 years no claim when i leased my first car.
On buying my next car privately i had lost my 5 years no claim and had to start again.
I have had no problems with mobility on fitting a tow bar but if your thinking of getting a tow bar fitted to a lease car,and you want to save it for your next,
make sure you get the crash bar back of the fitter or you will have to leave the towbar on as this replaces the crash bar.
Unless their policy has changed, Motability advised us when we first enquired. That you may have a Tow Bar Fitted at your own expense, but at the end of the Lease Period, you have to pay to have it removed, and that can mean a new bumper and paint job, on top of the removal of the Tow Bar.
Because a Tow Bar reduces the residual resale price of the vehicle, and their costings are based on a Residual Resale Price, they will not accept the extra loss on residual, due to a Tow Bar being fitted.
The Lease Contract requires that you make good at your own expense, if a Tow Bar is fitted. And that it had to be fitted by the dealer (their vehicle, their rules) which could mean paying over £300, when a independent could fit one for a third the cost (I'm basing that on the fact my neighbour owns a Tow Bar Fitting Company, and charges a Third of many local Dealers, for the same Tow Bar, fitting included)
That and the restrictions on mileage, when we first started with Mobility. Decided us on HP through them.
Quote: Originally posted by Davep on 03/10/2013
Unless their policy has changed, Motability advised us when we first enquired. That you may have a Tow Bar Fitted at your own expense, but at the end of the Lease Period, you have to pay to have it removed, and that can mean a new bumper and paint job, on top of the removal of the Tow Bar.
Because a Tow Bar reduces the residual resale price of the vehicle, and their costings are based on a Residual Resale Price, they will not accept the extra loss on residual, due to a Tow Bar being fitted.
The Lease Contract requires that you make good at your own expense, if a Tow Bar is fitted. And that it had to be fitted by the dealer (their vehicle, their rules) which could mean paying over £300, when a independent could fit one for a third the cost (I'm basing that on the fact my neighbour owns a Tow Bar Fitting Company, and charges a Third of many local Dealers, for the same Tow Bar, fitting included)
That and the restrictions on mileage, when we first started with Mobility. Decided us on HP through them.
Dave
Dave i dont know where you got that info from but its wrong.
All my towbars including the one ive got now was fitted by a local towbar fitter,i just phoned mobility saying i was fitting a towbar all of them was fitted at my expensive and left on.
I know people who took them off and had to refit the crash bar which they kept hold off,but they payed for this around £60 but saying that damage to the bumper can occur is a lot of nonsense.
we were told by Motability that we could have a towbar fitted as long as it was fitted by a VAT registered company and we got a receipt of the work done, basically to cover for any damage that the towbar may cause to the car and obviously to stop people fitting their own. They haven't said we had to remove it but not sure what to do when we get our new one as the fitter never gave us anything that he removed from the car and my hubbys mate who works on cars seems to think not all cars need to have bits taken out. Got a couple of months to sort it out before new car comes
------------- -x- Diane -x-
May 13 - Cala Gogo, St Cyprien (didn't go, hubby too ill to travel)
May 14 Ranc Davaine
August 14 Les Sablons
August 13 - Camping Playa Brava, Pals
Well after several attempts I have given up on trying to get Motability to put their policies in writing. They did feed back to me by phone that anyone who wants to cook or sleep overnight in their vehicle must get written permission and that would only be given in exceptional cases. If you don't get prior permission, you could invalidate both your insurance and the lease agreement.
Frankly, they were so unhelpful that I can't imagine I'll be bothering them again!
My Sister had a Motability car a few years back and I went with her to help sort the paperwork out.
She was specifically told, she could have anything fitted to it she wanted.........but the car had to be returned to them at the end of the period in the same condition that it went out. If they had to remove anything it would be charged out at garage rates of the then £65 an hour.
We have just taken a new car with Motability and the old car was returned with the hoist that was fitted. The dealer told us that was ok to leave it in and we have not to pay any thing.
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Topic: Motability car & - insurance issues
