Buying a motability car

rogerblack

benniebert wrote: »

Personally I don't care what car they drive if they bought it themselves and gave up claiming a benefit that they genuinely aren't entitled to.

So are you claiming they're fraudulently claiming - or that they are in fact genuinely entitled - it's simply you disagree with the conditions of entitlement.

Note that people are not obliged to tell you the truth about their conditions.
I often do not tell people the truth simply because I find it impossible to face.

CTcelt1988

benniebert wrote: »

....just shows that PIP is doing exactly what they said it would. I'm smiling waiting for two local families to have their parents move over to PIP. Each family has two Motability cars. One has a MX sports car and a SUV and the other a BMW car and a people carrier. None of them are that disabled that they require those vehicles - and yes I know exactly what they have claimed to be the conditions.

How do you know they aren't disabled? They may have a hidden distability like ME. Anyway, it's none of your business what car they have.

harveybobbles

benniebert wrote: »

Personally I don't care what car they drive if they bought it themselves and gave up claiming a benefit that they genuinely aren't entitled to.

What a low life piece of crap you really are.

mrcol1000

I was at a supermarket a few weeks ago and a brand new bright red Aston Martin DB9 was parked in a disabled bay. Lots of tutting and comments about someone with a flashy car parking where they want. Anyway passenger in car was quite obviously disabled. Can not confirm if it was a mobility car.

I think the problem is that too many people get under the "disabled" umbrella fueling problems for everyone and giving ammo to commentators like BenieBert.

I have serious disability problems and am blown away by the fact perfect strangers will come over and ask if you need assistance. However I also am regularly accused by acquaintances of being a benefit cheat as I am self-employed. The concept of someone being disabled and not claiming means tested benefits seems to go over the heads of some people.

CTcelt1988

mrcol1000 wrote: »

I was at a supermarket a few weeks ago and a brand new bright red Aston Martin DB9 was parked in a disabled bay. Lots of tutting and comments about someone with a flashy car parking where they want. Anyway passenger in car was quite obviously disabled. Can not confirm if it was a mobility car.

I think the problem is that too many people get under the "disabled" umbrella fueling problems for everyone and giving ammo to commentators like BenieBert.

I have serious disability problems and am blown away by the fact perfect strangers will come over and ask if you need assistance. However I also am regularly accused by acquaintances of being a benefit cheat as I am self-employed. The concept of someone being disabled and not claiming means tested benefits seems to go over the heads of some people.

Aston Martin DB9 on Motability? Are you kidding? They stop at cars being over £25,000 on the scheme. The Aston is worth over £150,000.

JJ_Egan

CTcelt1988 wrote: »

Aston Martin DB9 on Motability? Are you kidding? They stop at cars being over £25,000 on the scheme. The Aston is worth over £150,000.

True but i remember a Cadillac circa £35- £40 k on Motability about 15 years ago . Husband and wife both had higher rate and argued with Motability to get both put towards the vehicle plus of course a substantial upfront payment .

As said OP you inform them you are considering purchasing . You get a letter stating the cost and have the choice to purchase or return under the scheme . Point to note they would not sell until i had insured the car in my name .It will not have a service carried out by Motability in year three only the early MOT .

benniebert

rogerblack wrote: »

So are you claiming they're fraudulently claiming - or that they are in fact genuinely entitled - it's simply you disagree with the conditions of entitlement.

Note that people are not obliged to tell you the truth about their conditions.
I often do not tell people the truth simply because I find it impossible to face.

They aren't genuinely entitled based on what they have said about their relative condition and so called needs.


As an example, one works in a shop owned by his wife in a coastal town selling, repairing and hiring out jet skis. Many is the time that he can be seen testing them out and doing demonstrations in the English Channel.
yet he argues that his Arthritis is so bad that he can hardly walk because of the stiffness and excruciating pain!!


And before anybody suggests that I should inform on them, I won't as what they do is their affair not mine. They will either get caught or lose their benefit when assessed under PIP.

benniebert

CTcelt1988 wrote: »

How do you know they aren't disabled? They may have a hidden distability like ME. Anyway, it's none of your business what car they have.

I know that they aren't. (a) because they have told me that it is easy to get on the disability bandwagon and that I should be doing it and (b) their lifestyle, hobbies etc certainly do not fit with someone that is unable to walk. 50 metres. One of them runs the touchline every Saturday for the local rugby club matches as well as plays cricket in the summer for the town team.

benniebert

harveybobbles wrote: »

What a low life piece of crap you really are.

Thank you. Has the truth hit a nerve?


Most people buy their own cars now, that way there won't be a time when the Motability car may have to go back through loss of the benefit due to the regular reassessment whilst on PIP.

benniebert

mrcol1000 wrote: »

I was at a supermarket a few weeks ago and a brand new bright red Aston Martin DB9 was parked in a disabled bay. Lots of tutting and comments about someone with a flashy car parking where they want. Anyway passenger in car was quite obviously disabled. Can not confirm if it was a mobility car.

Parking in any private car park in a disabled space does not mean that the vehicle is a Motability one. Anyone with a Blue Badge in any car can park there. in fact, there is no legal requirement to display a Blue Badge in the first place.


Next time you go to the supermarket, have a look at the cars parked in those spaces. You can generally recognise those that are Motability. But I guarantee that you will also see, Mercedes, Landrover, BMW and even the odd Bentley or two.
Some customers park there simply because of the bigger space in trying to avoid other car owners banging their car doors into an expensive motor. Have you actually seen the size of the 'normal space' for a car - try getting out of a Range Rover or X5 or X6 when you have parked up in one!