what car do you drive on motability?

homealone_2

i need to change my car in a few months and need help with the next one as i was given wrong information on the one i have now. i was told my wheelchair would fit in the boot of the vauxhall astra i was considering buying, took the motability manager at his word and found out later in his words that he had not realised i didnt want to lay the two back seats down to do this!! my husband had only left a couple of months prior to this and had always taken over as far as these things were concerned so was not sure what i wanted. i was just grateful i got one. he always insisted on ones that had a payment in advance, even if only £295 which was the max we could afford. when i got the astra my 2 main priorties were it was automatic as my left leg developed severe arthritis when i hurt my back and it had to have nil PIA. so anyhow have managed to a fashion with my back seats down for my wheelchair but cant fit in any passengers or luggage. so getting to the point. if you drive a car that had nil PIA, is an automatic and fits a folded up wheelchair in the boot leaving the back seats in tact could you please let me know make and model as i am having a very hard time finding something with these very necessary criteria. so what do you drive?????

akabee

The Kia ceed 1.6 5dr estate should be ok for you.
http://www.motabilityonline.co.uk/carsearch/viewCarDetails.htm?itemId=50067079084&page=carDetails

Advance Payment £0
Transmission Automatic

Mupette

I have a nissan note.

when choosing my car i took my wheelchair with me and tried it myself with OH so we knew how it would work.

I can't fault my car, does what i need it to do, got to hand it back this year, will try other cars but i do like my note.

Chorlie

It depends a lot on your chair, is it a standard NHS one, does it have a folding back, quick release back wheels etc.

The best and the only true way is to take you chair and try it before you order it, also ask how other get there chair into there cars, I now have a ridged framed chair and put in on the passenger seat by reclining the drivers seat and pass it over my body onto the seat (removing the wheels first, which go onto the back seat).

I would of thought all you need to do was remove the rear shelf in the Astra, fold the back down of the chair and half stand / half lean the chair against the upright back seats. I had a folding chair in the boot of a Metro years ago doing it that way; but the roof is low on the new Astra's and if the back of the chair doesn't fold it may not fit that way......

bizywizy

ive got a nissan qashqui and that seems great - wheelchair fits in the boot and the car is at a good height for me to get in and out which is the real issue on many cars for me.

this is our first 5 seater car as we have had 7 seaters before to get the bigger boot space ---

however we needed to consider fuel economy in a much bigger way nowadays so went for a slightly smaller car --- my teenage boys dont feel there is as much room for them but its adequate.

depends what the current downpayments are really doesnt it?

homealone_2

akabee wrote: »

The Kia ceed 1.6 5dr estate should be ok for you.
http://www.motabilityonline.co.uk/carsearch/viewCarDetails.htm?itemId=50067079084&page=carDetails

Advance Payment £0
Transmission Automatic

thanks, this fits the bill perfectly, coincidentally my son had a brochure on the exact car as he too was looking and thought this could be the one. change of subject, i am on this site constantly in fact i rarely make a decision before checking out the relevant forum on here first. however for some reason have not really had much dealings with this particular forum and think i have been really missing out on some of the information like special deals etc. but was upset to read about the changes affecting my DLA i too have mine on the indefinite period bit, which obviously makes no difference. i can see how some changes could be made and think that IB could maybe one of such changes that perhaps could be reviewed annually as at present it seems to have no checks at all. perhaps people are still claiming IB when they have fully recovered i dont know but you can see how easy it would be to just carry on receiving it. what worries me though is that people like myself could get caught up in the crossfire, genuine cases where however much you would love to be able to go back to work and feel you were earning your keep but we just cant and it looks like we are going to feel even worse than we do already. :mad: ok time to jump off my soap box thanks for letting me vent and finding me a car

kurgon

I ahve a skoda fabia 2 estate. This would easily fit a wheelchair in the back but it is one of the mini estates. It is also automatic

sizzler1893

Ive got a Hyundai ix20 - fits a bog standard NHS wheely in it easy. The back seats also slide to give extra boot space to leaving plenty of leg room for rear seat passengers. It also has higher seats being a crossover MPV. I had a Ceed until last year which was very nice but personally I find the Ix20 a much better ride.

smw100

homealone wrote: »

i need to change my car in a few months and need help with the next one as i was given wrong information on the one i have now. i was told my wheelchair would fit in the boot of the vauxhall astra i was considering buying, took the motability manager at his word and found out later in his words that he had not realised i didnt want to lay the two back seats down to do this!! my husband had only left a couple of months prior to this and had always taken over as far as these things were concerned so was not sure what i wanted. i was just grateful i got one. he always insisted on ones that had a payment in advance, even if only £295 which was the max we could afford. when i got the astra my 2 main priorties were it was automatic as my left leg developed severe arthritis when i hurt my back and it had to have nil PIA. so anyhow have managed to a fashion with my back seats down for my wheelchair but cant fit in any passengers or luggage. so getting to the point. if you drive a car that had nil PIA, is an automatic and fits a folded up wheelchair in the boot leaving the back seats in tact could you please let me know make and model as i am having a very hard time finding something with these very necessary criteria. so what do you drive?????

The Astra has the biggest boot in its class so you may have a problem unless you go for a bigger car

cyclonebri1

Ok, contentious, but you could always forget mobility and fund the car yourself.

Can you live with a slightly older car?

Do you have the funds to pay a deposit on this older car?

If the answers are yes then maybe your DLA would be better spent and save you money this way??

Just a thought .

I did wonder, given that you have to be in receipt of higher rate mobility to get a mobility car for 3 years, what happens under the new system if you get "demoted" to a lower/different benefit shortly after you sign up for a new car.

DLA claimant myself to make things clear.


Mupette made an interesting point,

"I can't fault my car, does what i need it to do, got to hand it back this year, will try other cars but i do like my note."


Is there possibility of buying back from mobility in a case like that?
Surely there must be as these cars normally go direct to auction and that costs 20% of the value.

CTcelt1988

cyclonebri1 wrote: »

Ok, contentious, but you could always forget mobility and fund the car yourself.

Can you live with a slightly older car?

Do you have the funds to pay a deposit on this older car?

If the answers are yes then maybe your DLA would be better spent and save you money this way??

Just a thought .

I did wonder, given that you have to be in receipt of higher rate mobility to get a mobility car for 3 years, what happens under the new system if you get "demoted" to a lower/different benefit shortly after you sign up for a new car.

DLA claimant myself to make things clear.


Mupette made an interesting point,

"I can't fault my car, does what i need it to do, got to hand it back this year, will try other cars but i do like my note."


Is there possibility of buying back from mobility in a case like that?
Surely there must be as these cars normally go direct to auction and that costs 20% of the value.

Yes, you can buy the car from Motability at the end of the lease, you can get a quote from them 3 months before the lease expires. The value will depend on mileage.

In terms of DLA to PIP, Motabilty have confirmed that if you drop down to standard rate from high rate,then the car goes back to them in 4 weeks, unless you can afford to buy the car off them.