Ex Motability

motorguy

atrixblue.-MFR-. wrote: »

youll find that 3 year plus cars are auctioned.

They're usually offered to dealers at a buy it now price via motability themselves on their own trade website and delivered out to whoever buys them. Only those that arent bought up by traders - the ones that motability have got the price wrong on - then end up going to auctions.

Their trade service is actually very good - they describe the car accurately, you click buy it now, and then transfer the money straight to their account. they will deliver the car to you at a reasonable price OR you can go pick it up. If its not as described they'll renegotiate on the price.

Richard53

Motability offer a £250 bonus if you return the car at the end of the lease in good condition, and that might make a difference. Those who tend to treat the car well have the incentive to treat it really well, and those who know they won't get the bonus don't get any benefit from taking the extra care. Hence the gulf between 'excellent' ex-Motability cars and the rest.

[Deleted User]

Usually registered to some old granny who uses it once a week to the shops and back. And used rest of the week as a pool car by the extended family is usually the case.

Richard53

Deleted_User wrote: »

Usually registered to some old granny who uses it once a week to the shops and back. And used rest of the week as a pool car by the extended family is usually the case.

Motoability are pretty strict on this. If anyone other than the disabled person is driving, the purpose of the journey must be for the disabled person's benefit (and they must be a named driver on the insurance, of course - I think it's a maximum of three, including the disabled person). 'Benefit' is open to interpretation, of course. Giving them a lift is an obvious one. Picking up their medication and doing the weekly shop on their behalf are covered.

We’ll ask you to make sure:
•The car is used by, or for the benefit of, the disabled person. This does not mean that the disabled person needs to be in the car for every journey. In practice, this means other named drivers in the household can use the car for shopping and other routine activities, as long as the disabled customer will benefit
•Only named drivers listed on your Certificate of Motor Insurance can drive the car

But being used as a pool car in the way you describe is definitely an abuse of the system, and I'm pretty sure would result in the car being revoked.

Not sure how they would find out unless there was an accident, or somebody dobbed them in, though.

forgotmyname

But how do they find out about the car/system being abused. Nobody in the family will tell them.

A friendly nod to a copper that the car sitting in the corner of the carpark yet does no shopping, Just goes there to meet people stinks of cannabis and it suddenly vanishes.

3 weeks later its back or another car is there.

Hoof_Hearted

Well. you have all cheered me up no end. Obviously, if I go to see the car I will have a good look at it. Should ex-mobility attract a lower price?

daveyjp

Its a second hand car, all second hand cars have unknown history. If it looks right, drives right why worry who owned it before?

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Hoof_Hearted wrote: »

Well. you have all cheered me up no end. Obviously, if I go to see the car I will have a good look at it. Should ex-mobility attract a lower price?

Not really. They are low mileage and were registered to an individual.

For every person who thinks motability cars are abused, there is one who thinks they are well looked after.

Same as "One lady owner" it either puts you off, or impresses you depending on viewpoint.

Most are automatics which were expensive when new, but generally command lower resale values because of poorer economy.

atrixblue.-MFR-.

motability tracks the mileage every service, and they check for clock rollback in the ECU aswell with modern cars logging the actual true mileage.

youd be suprised how many get revoked because they are used as pool cars or excessive miles use, those who truely exceed the mileage pay for the extra miles incurred aswell as long as they can prove the extra miles was related for the cars intended purpose.

most motobility cars have extra interior wear on baulsters trim and steering wheels and pedals and door trims.

i found a guy who does interior repairs cheap and he's thorough in his work, he does many repairs for dealers as he is mobile. even 6 month old cars get interior wear battering of the driverside compartment boot or backseat and parcel shelfs.

but i wouldnt mind buying an ex mobility aslong as the paperwork came with it, many get lost, or you have to contact motoability for the service record (dealer usually keep a computer record aswell but sometimes they are lost or not ordered)

Hoof_Hearted

Well, I did go to look at it today. It seemed to be in as-new condition but no service book and one key, which is a pain. It should have had one service.