Luxury car tax for blue badge holder

Grumpy_chap

beanielou said:

knightstyle said:

MouldyOldDough said:

The only vehicles liable for the £425 luxury tax would be over £40,000 - and how many people get a car worth over £40,000 on Motability ?

Well we just got a Honda HR-V on motability, not a super luxury car, smaller than their CR-V and the list price is around £37k so a couple of extras would push it over the £40k mark.

I would imagine that there would be a fairly hefty deposit that not everyone could afford. 

But the affordability of a £40k car is not solely a consideration for individuals with access to Mobility.

Some disability support is not means tested so there can be individuals working and a good income still able to access disability support which may include Mobility.

Spoonie_Turtle

Grumpy_chap said:

beanielou said:

knightstyle said:

MouldyOldDough said:

The only vehicles liable for the £425 luxury tax would be over £40,000 - and how many people get a car worth over £40,000 on Motability ?

Well we just got a Honda HR-V on motability, not a super luxury car, smaller than their CR-V and the list price is around £37k so a couple of extras would push it over the £40k mark.

I would imagine that there would be a fairly hefty deposit that not everyone could afford. 

But the affordability of a £40k car is not solely a consideration for individuals with access to Mobility.

Some disability support is not means tested so there can be individuals working and a good income still able to access disability support which may include Mobility.

The relevant disability support, in fact.  PIP / DLA /ADP are the only benefits that allow access to Motability and they are not means-tested.

Gandalf644

Spoonie_Turtle said:

Grumpy_chap said:

beanielou said:

knightstyle said:

MouldyOldDough said:

The only vehicles liable for the £425 luxury tax would be over £40,000 - and how many people get a car worth over £40,000 on Motability ?

Well we just got a Honda HR-V on motability, not a super luxury car, smaller than their CR-V and the list price is around £37k so a couple of extras would push it over the £40k mark.

I would imagine that there would be a fairly hefty deposit that not everyone could afford. 

But the affordability of a £40k car is not solely a consideration for individuals with access to Mobility.

Some disability support is not means tested so there can be individuals working and a good income still able to access disability support which may include Mobility.

The relevant disability support, in fact.  PIP / DLA /ADP are the only benefits that allow access to Motability and they are not means-tested.

Not quite the only benefits. There is also AFIP and WPMS for us injured/disabled veterans. Neither AFIP nor WPMS is means tested in any way either.  

Grey_Critic

You do not need to be a driver or own a car to qualify for a Blue Badge. It is issued based on the applicant having Physical/Mental disabilities.