Check you’re eligible
You can get a Motability car or vehicle if you’ve been awarded: the higher rate mobility component of Disability Living Allowance (DLA) the enhanced rate mobility component of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) Armed Forces Independence Payment (AFIP) or War Pensioners’ Mobility Supplement.
How do I claim for Motability allowance?
You can start applying online if it’s a car or a WAV Wheelchair Accessible Vehicle. Once you’ve had a test drive and you’ve found a vehicle you like, visit a Motability Scheme dealer and they’ll order it for you.
What medical conditions qualify for disability UK?
What counts as disability
- cancer, including skin growths that need removing before they become cancerous.
- a visual impairment – this means you’re certified as blind, severely sight impaired, sight impaired or partially sighted.
- multiple sclerosis.
- an HIV infection – even if you don’t have any symptoms.
How much is full Motability allowance?
This allowance is currently £64.50 per week (as of 11/04/2022). You may be aware that the government is gradually replacing DLA with Personal Independence Payment (PIP) for disabled people aged between 16 and State Pension age.
How can I get a mobility car? – Related Questions
Who can claim mobility allowance?
because of a physical disability, you are unable or virtually unable to walk without severe discomfort, or at risk of endangering your life or causing deterioration in your health by making the effort to walk. you have no feet or legs.
Do you get extra money on universal credit if you get PIP?
How does Universal Credit affect PIP and DLA? If you’re getting Personal Independence Payment (PIP) or Disability Living Allowance (DLA), it will continue to be paid along with your Universal Credit payment.
What qualifies for higher rate mobility?
As well as getting the higher rate care component, they must: have a state of arrested development or an incomplete physical development of the brain; have a severe impairment of intelligence and social functioning; and exhibit very unpredictable behaviour which is extreme and disruptive.
Does a blue badge entitle you to free road tax?
Many blue badge holders are also eligible for exemption from paying road tax. People who don’t have a blue badge might also be able to get a road tax exemption. You’ll automatically get a refund for any full remaining months of road tax when you apply for exemption.
What is the maximum walking distance for a Blue Badge?
This score is awarded to people who cannot walk further than 50 metres safely, repeatedly and to an acceptable standard.
What benefits do Blue Badge holders get?
The Blue Badge Scheme provides a range of parking benefits for disabled people who have difficulty walking. For example, you can park for free in pay-and-display bays and also on double and single yellow lines.
Can my partner use my Motability car for work?
Only you or your spouse can use the Motability vehicle to commute to work. While you or your spouse can use the vehicle to travel to work, neither of you can’t use it for any unauthorised business purposes like as a delivery vehicle or taxi.
Can you be refused a Motability car?
If any driver has been disqualified from driving for more than 30 days within the last five years they will not be eligible to drive on a RSA Motability policy. The driver will only be eligible when five years has passed from the date of conviction shown on the driving licence.
Can you drive a mobility car without the disabled person in it?
Only drivers listed as permitted drivers on the Certificate of Motor Insurance are insured to drive your Motability Scheme car. Remember, the car must be used by, or for the benefit of, the disabled person. This does not mean that the disabled person needs to be in the car for every journey.
Are Motability cars tracked?
All new customers and those renewing their agreements with the Motability car scheme will now be forced to have a location tracker fitted to their car, if they live in a care home or have an open insurance policy.
How long is the wait for a Motability car?
“The average lead time for built-to-order Mini models has reduced in recent weeks and is now approximately three months, although this will vary by model and by retailer.”
How long does it take to receive a mobility car?
Depending on the model and specification of your chosen vehicle, delivery should normally take four to six weeks from completion of your order documentation.
Do you have to pay a deposit for a Motability car?
Your Motability dealer will require the Advance Payment to be paid in full on the day you collect your new car. If the Advance Payment for your chosen car is substantial, your dealer may ask for a deposit to be paid once your application has been accepted.
What is a Motability grant?
Motability offers grants to disabled people who may need help towards the costs of their transportation needs. Our Access to Mobility Grant Funding Programmes have been created to support our vision: that no disabled person shall be disadvantaged due to poor access to transportation.
Can I keep my Motability car for 5 years?
At the end of your lease you just hand your car back and if like most customers you choose to stay with us, you can select a new car and take another lease. Motability Scheme leases generally run for three years from the date that you took delivery of your car.
Can I get a Range Rover on mobility?
For those interested in Land Rover Motability there are restrictions on what vehicles can be included in the Motability Scheme; sadly Land Rover vehicles are not eligible.