Mobility Car Rules - is this genuine?

Edinburghlass_2

Perhaps they have bought their car through the Mobility scheme, if they have I can't see that anyone can tell them when the car can be used? I know someone who does this and I might add it not a cheap option and she uses the car without her OH being in the car, its not like a blue badge.

http://www.motability.co.uk/main.cfm?Type=CHSW

cross posted with other posters.

calleyw

Conor wrote: »

Is wrong. The car can be used for anyone. The only thing that can't is the tax disc.

I have added another post making it clearer that is down to the tax disk that they can be done on.

I don't know why don't just do away with mobility as it seems a strange scheme open to abuse. As someone could force you in to giving up your DLA not get a exempt tax disk and drive around in your car all day while you pay for it and never take you out in it.


Yours


Calley

Pete268

Hi,

Since about 2 years ago, cars on the Motabilty leasing scheme can only be taxed as 'Disabled'. There is no option to tax a motability lease car 'normally'.

Therefore as it has to be taxed disabled, use by another ((not the claimant) for their needs is not permitted. It can only be used for the needs of the claimant.

Someone in my locality was recently fined at court when the DVLA found they were not using the car for the disabled persons needs but using it for their own purposes.

Pete

beverley1296

YES it does happen, the father isprobably supposedly driving the boy everywhere and the mother needs her own vehicle to go to hospital etc.... I know an elderly couple up my street, they have Mobility car each, one they share as husband and wife do..... other son who is police officer travels all over in mummy's supposed car.....!!!! tell me about it.

Pete268

beverley1296 wrote: »

YES it does happen, the father isprobably supposedly driving the boy everywhere and the mother needs her own vehicle to go to hospital etc.... I know an elderly couple up my street, they have Mobility car each, one they share as husband and wife do..... other son who is police officer travels all over in mummy's supposed car.....!!!! tell me about it.

Well, if you wish to complain about it, tell both the DVLA and also the Complaints and Professional Standards Department of the Police Force where the Police Officer works. They earn enough to be able buy a tax disc.

Pete

newmee

beverley1296 wrote: »

YES it does happen, the father isprobably supposedly driving the boy everywhere and the mother needs her own vehicle to go to hospital etc.... I know an elderly couple up my street, they have Mobility car each, one they share as husband and wife do..... other son who is police officer travels all over in mummy's supposed car.....!!!! tell me about it.

I'm sorry but THIS is one I'd seriously have to think twice about NOT reporting. Nothing worse than coppers thinking THEY are avbove the bl**dy law! :mad: How rude!!!!!!!!!!!!:mad:

kpwll

Please don't shout at me cos I'm only wondering, the car is to be used for the DLA recipient's benefit, therefore couldn't the husband, by going to work and providing for them, be seen as using it to benefit them?

N71

kpwll wrote: »

Please don't shout at me cos I'm only wondering, the car is to be used for the DLA recipient's benefit, therefore couldn't the husband, by going to work and providing for them, be seen as using it to benefit them?

My thoughts exactly.

If i had a car in my disabled childs name, I could use it for for anything that was for the childs benefit. So me going to work, to earn money benefits him, shopping for food benefits him etc etc.

But, obviously, I wouldn't use the blue badge without the child in the car.

I think its a bit of a minefield.

mummytofour

MSE is full of the judgemental, in the last 24 hours.

Some people really need to A) get a life and try walking in the shoes of those they judge.

healy

mummytofour wrote: »

MSE is full of the judgemental, in the last 24 hours.

Some people really need to A) get a life and try walking in the shoes of those they judge.

I agree, though it has been pretty bad for months now. Some twisted people seem to enjoy having a go or giving unwanted advice.