Buying a motability car

mrcol1000

Just to clarify. I was joking about whether it was a mobility car or not.

harveybobbles

benniebert wrote: »

Thank you. Has the truth hit a nerve?

If I had fully working nerves you'd be right on them.

CTcelt1988

benniebert wrote: »

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.

You contradict yourself by saying it's their business, yet you accuse them of faking but not reporting fraud, if you are so sure, report them.

harveybobbles

I often see a GT500 parked up in Bents Garden Centre with its Blue Badge on the dash. Just means for the purpose of parking there was a blue badge holder in the car.

It's also easier to spot the ones usinmg a blue badge when they shouslnt be as the code on the front of the new style ones (which is viewable) is part of the BB holders DOB.

So its easy to see when a young scally on his own is using Grannies badge.

benniebert

CTcelt1988 wrote: »

You contradict yourself by saying it's their business, yet you accuse them of faking but not reporting fraud, if you are so sure, report them.

No contradiction at all. It is their business, it's not for me to point the finger.
Same as for people that do work at our home, window cleaner, gardener twice a year, hairdresser for my wife - we pay cash and suspect that very little of it actually finds its way into the bank and onto the books. Should I report them to HMRC for tax fraud?
What about the guy that repairs our white goods, the garage that serviced the car? - they all get paid in cash too.
Nothing of what they are all doing is actually affecting us, so why should I get involved? In fact paying cash actually SAVES us money - we don't pay the 20% VAT amount.

I don't go in for telling tales on anybody. They will eventually get found out one way or another.

benniebert

harveybobbles wrote: »

I often see a GT500 parked up in Bents Garden Centre with its Blue Badge on the dash. Just means for the purpose of parking there was a blue badge holder in the car.

It's also easier to spot the ones usinmg a blue badge when they shouslnt be as the code on the front of the new style ones (which is viewable) is part of the BB holders DOB.

So its easy to see when a young scally on his own is using Grannies badge.

I agree - it contains the month (two digits) and the last two digits of the year of birth.
But lets be honest who actually looks at a Blue Badge on display in a supermarket car park.

harveybobbles

I was just merely pointing it out.

Sunshinesusie3

I have a blue badge but I don't own a car. I have friends with swanky cars who have taken me out and have therefore been able to park in disabled car parking bays. Besides what difference does it make what kind of car a disabled person uses? If it's comfortable for them isn't that what's important? Life's restricted enough. lot of judgements made here and we're judged enough.

As for the initial question, I'm wondering about getting a mobility scooter on the motability scheme and wondered if they could be bought too.

Sunshinesusie3

Why people can choose the right car for them
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-ouch-23061676
Though there is something cute about them...

GlasweJen

We park the Landy in a disabled space, the regular spaces are too small and a pain to get in and out of, it's not a mobility car but it makes getting the wheelchair and the assistance dog out easier as well.