It's Easy With Motability!
If you receive the higher rate mobility component of the Disability Living Allowance, getting a new car is easier and more affordable than ever.
Through Motability, you simply turn your mobility allowance into the car of your choice. The most popular option is the worry-free 'Contract Hire' Scheme, which includes:
A new car every three years
Free tyres
Insurance
Road tax
Servicing, maintenance and repairs
Breakdown cover
Window or windscreen replacement
You can select a hire purchase option over four or five years using the Motability Hire Purchase Scheme for new vehicles, or a two or three year option for a used vehicle.
Our worry-free policy continues right to the end of your three-year contract with a seamless transfer to your new car. What's more, you can choose from over 3,000 cars from your local dealer - no wonder 97% of our customers would be happy to recommend us.
You may prefer to purchase your vehicle under a Hire Purchase agreement, if you:
Want to buy a second-hand car
Need adaptations and would prefer not to have to re-install them after three years
Regularly cover high mileage (more than 45,000 over three years)
Under the Hire Purchase Scheme, you are responsible for funding insurance, breakdown cover, and servicing and repairs costs, whereas these are all included in the Contract Hire Scheme.
To apply for any of the Motability schemes you must receive either:
or
Please note that you should expect to receive your allowance for the full length of the agreement you choose. However, as long as you have at least 12 months award length remaining, you can apply for the scheme.
Drivers, non drivers, carers and the family
Our vehicles can be adapted and tailored to the driving needs of a disabled person. However, you don't have to be a driver to qualify for one of the Motability schemes. Non drivers who receive the mobility allowance can obtain a vehicle as a passenger and propose up to two other people as permitted drivers (such as family or carers). Applications can also be made on behalf of a child, aged three and over, in receipt of the allowance.