Buying an ex Mobility vehicle

pappa_golf

no one is obliged to tell you , unless you ask , you did ask before hand did,nt you?

forgotmyname

Its a used car it will have been used and possibly ABUSED, you will never know. Unless you track down the previous owner and all drivers of the vehicle and see how they drive and if they take care of their cars.

As you bought it there cant be much wrong with it visually.

Buy a car off me and it will have been serviced a lot more often than the manufacturers max limits, 12months and 12,000 miles will be more like 6 months or 6000 miles. Thats why the cars i have sold are still going.

Buy one from my sister and you will be lucky if it was ever serviced and lucky to get home before it explodes.

agrinnall

As has been pointed out many times in the other current thread on these vehicles, the word is Motability (well done to those in this thread who took the trouble to get it right, not that it really is any trouble).

knightstyle

Just to add to my comments in post 2, before going for this car we looked at several similar Cmax cars. I think they were all ex motability don't think it is possible to get one that isn't and some were in poor condition, one was brought up from another garage for us to look at, it was awful, dirty, stains on both front seats, several scrapes and a fair sized dent! The salesman said all these would be fixed if we bought it but we walked away.
One main sticking point for us was the low trade in we were offered for our 4 year old car, we sold it privately for £1500 more than the trade in offers.

motorguy

Mercedes55 wrote: »

My husband did a part exchange for a car that turns out to be an ex Mobility car.

They didn't tell him this until after money had changed hands and then they also added about him having to go to the Post Office and fill out forms to get the Tax Class changed.

To be honest I'm not terribly happy with it being ex Mobility as it was a lot of money and I have read that dealers buy them very cheaply as they often need various repairs if the person who owned it was using the car to get a wheelchair in or out or may have damaged the paintwork with walking aids.

I've been told it's against the Sales of Goods Act to sell a car without saying it needs to have it's Tax Class changed, does anyone know if this is the case. I'm having no success with getting the Dealer to take the car back

It depends on the dealer and the car.

Moreoften main dealer cars are the pick of the bunch when it comes to ex motability.

Only a small number have needed mods or been abused, and even then its usually cosmetic scuffs.

motorguy

pappa_golf wrote: »

no one is obliged to tell you , unless you ask , you did ask before hand did,nt you?

Hmmm.

Not technically correct.

The dealer is obliged to tell you of anything in the cars history that may influence your buying decision.

I'd have thought in this case the O/P should have been told.

BUT, i think the O/P will struggle to get a refund.

forgotmyname

agrinnall wrote: »

As has been pointed out many times in the other current thread on these vehicles, the word is Motability (well done to those in this thread who took the trouble to get it right, not that it really is any trouble).

Mobility vehicle = a vehicle keeping you mobile. Motability is the scheme name.

Is a mobility scooter a motability one if hired through the scheme?

Mercedes55

I am sorry if I am spelling the word wrongly, I've just got myself so upset with it all that I didn't think to check the spelling.

We paid nearly £18,000 for the car and before my husband went up to them they offered us just under £8,000 for our car. Once they had looked the car over their offer went down to £7,100, even though I know the car was immaculate. My husband should have just walked away at that point and I regret that I didn't encourage him to.

I think they should have told him it's tax status as we bought a car we couldn't legally drive and still can't as there is nowhere open on a Sunday to sort things out.

As I said before I wouldn't have agreed to my husband buying the car if I had known it's history. I have spoken to a few people on a car forum who have had negative experiences some time down the line after purchasing a car like this and have been advised it was not a wise purchase.

Tothepoint.

Mercedes55 wrote: »

I am sorry if I am spelling the word wrongly, I've just got myself so upset with it all that I didn't think to check the spelling.

We paid nearly £18,000 for the car and before my husband went up to them they offered us just under £8,000 for our car. Once they had looked the car over their offer went down to £7,100, even though I know the car was immaculate. My husband should have just walked away at that point and I regret that I didn't encourage him to.

I think they should have told him it's tax status as we bought a car we couldn't legally drive and still can't as there is nowhere open on a Sunday to sort things out.

As I said before I wouldn't have agreed to my husband buying the car if I had known it's history. I have spoken to a few people on a car forum who have had negative experiences some time down the line after purchasing a car like this and have been advised it was not a wise purchase.

But you've bought a one keeper used vehicle what difference does it make whether it was a motability car or a lease car? It'll have the same service history and be a genuine uk vehicle.

chrisw

You are flapping about nothing.

The fact that it was a motability vehicle previously is neither here nor there, at least it will have been main dealer serviced and maintained with decent tyres.

A large number of used cars were previously leased or company owned. Some people look after their cars, some don't.

If it drives ok and has no dents, scuffs or obvious damage, it will be no more or less reliable than any other.