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Financial help learning to drive

jakewoolley
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I would like to drive soon but i need to have some help with finance because i need to get smart steer in my car and the right automatic car on the left side if you could tell me some charities if they could help me out with it and i would love to be on the road and start my new adventure
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Hi @jakewoolley
Welcome it’s great to meet you this afternoon.
I am one of the Community Champion’s here at Scope.
Can you please let me know if you high rate pip????
If so you can apply for “Motability” who will adapt a car for your needs.
Please please let me know if you haven’t got this Benefit.
I will see what we need to do then for you????
@steve51 -
Hi @jakewoolley Welcome to the community great to have you on board, As @steve51 has indicated you can join the motability scheme if you have been awarded higher rate mobility through PIP.
This allows you to purchase a car also adapted cars which you pay for out of your PIP money. Other than that I am not aware of any charities that would help towards this
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Hi @jakewoolley - Welcome to the community, & thank you for joining. I hope the info given above may be helpful if you have the enhanced rate for the mobility component of PIP.
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Hi there I get the standard rate of pip not the highest rate
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Unfortunately you will not be entitled to the scheme . This doesn't mean you cant get adaptions to car but you will need to fund this
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Is they another way to do it
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Not that I am aware of but other members may know.
Have you spoken to CAB or welfare rights -
No not at the moment
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Hi @jakewoolley and welcome to the community! Here is some information about where you can get support from if you don't qualify for Motability.Please do let us know how you get on.
Driving lessons
If you are a Motability customer, the charity may pay for up to 40 hours of driving lessons.
Learning to drive (Motability)
If you’re not a Motability member, there is help available from:
Adapting your car
Driving Mobility can assess what kind of adaptations you might need. There are 17 regional driving assessment centres across the UK. As well as adaptations, they will also assess your ability to drive.
Ask them to advise you on who can fit your adaptation. You should always get at least 2 quotes on how much it will cost.
Get the VAT (Value Added Tax) back on an adapted car (GOV.UK)
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