Makes my blood boil
I dont drive but this makes me so angry I thought it was a joke when someone put a picture up on here of a three wheeler car !!! Its not the fact of the car its what message it gives to the person driving it i agree BMW extreme but this gosh i really dislike reform
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It does feel like some of these proposals are being deliberately cruel for views and votes. For them it makes good attention-grabbing headlines, but it's so horrible for disabled people to have to have this kind of thing popping up all the time. So frustrating!
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You may be right or you maybe wrong..The point being made is, some people people get full PIP for mental health and are eligible for a car. Now if that's the case, then what happens to people who have missing limbs or serious walking problems, is it fair that someone who has all his/her limbs getting a car that doesn't fit their criteria. In my opinion, only severely disabled should have cars.
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What about people who cant use public transport i get the part of having BMW yh totally get that i dont know anymore tbh seems always playing one off against the other
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If they were talking like this about a particular race or just women and not men, everyone would be up in arms calling them racist or sexist, but for some reason it's okay to talk like this about disabled and mentally ill people. So it seems that to a lot or most people racism and sexism is really bad but disablism and mentalism are okay, I really don't understand why it's like this.
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Alot of people still need to wake up and see the conquer and divide millionaires telling people they dont deserve a life or any sort of independence the problem comes from the top this government in my eyes are the most sinister corrupt ever I see farage tried to come out of echr he got hacked down thats one blessing we have the echr thier still cruel with echr can imagine what they're be like if we didnt have that
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The Motability scheme was never intended to provide cars for anxiety and depression. If you are arguing for their inclusion, that is another matter. The scheme is bloated as things stand.
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Eligibility for Motability is based on the mobility component of disability benefits, not on whether someone has a physical or mental health diagnosis. If someone qualifies, they qualify.
Mental health conditions can severely restrict safe travel. The scheme reflects that. It’s not bloated. It’s lawful, inclusive, and necessary.
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You sound to be watching GB News too much, or may I say Reform TV.
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Never watched even a minute of it, mate, I rarely bother with the telly. All I meant was that the scheme was initially set up for the severely physically disabled, but has morphed into something entirely different.
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Then, you're like 30p Lee who either doesn't understand how the motability scheme works or wants to misrepresent it and who is either ignorantly or dishonestly saying:
"One in five cars on the road is a motability car. Look at all these BMW's going around, it's unfair. The motability scheme is an absolute scandal. Let's go back to the blue three-wheeler."
For your information, under the motability scheme, the money to cover a car is taken out of the PIP payment. Therefore, when somebody receives a PIP payment, part of that money goes to cover the lease of the car. And if one wants a bigger or more powerful car, then they've to make up the difference themselves. The Motability Scheme does not buy a car to anyone, but it leases one to eligible disabled people with a qualifying mobility allowance.
Reform UK are pushing the narrative that people who are disabled are just faking it, and those on sickness benefit are lazy.
Guess what - you are inadvertently pushing the same narrative, even though you yourself are in the same boat as those on Motability Scheme, as you're receiving sickness or disability benefits or both.
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I don't understand how your post is in any way a reply to mine? Crack on, mate, whatever floats your boat.
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For your information, the Motability Scheme DOES NOT provide any cars to anyone, leave alone for anxiety or depression.
I bet you can't understand how my post "is in any reply to" yours! Right, mate!
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But nobody complained about the little blue car in the day, it was about getting around,why make a fuss now.It seems everyone and his dog is hurt by someones views on life or disability. Personally it doesn't bother me whether people watch GB News or which party they support, everyone on here and anywhere else gets an opinion. I am disabled and it doesn't bother me, I don't get money for it and it's not held me back, get on with your life.I don't begrudge anyone for anything, if they deserve it then get it, I'm sure there's someone in power who will say you don't derserve or sorry you can't have. Why worry.😀
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Just to clarify, are you only referring to people with mild mental health conditions, or also those with severe mental health conditions?
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Funny how it doesn’t bother you what people watch or what party they support, but someone simply having a harmless chat with AI seems to be a problem, lol.
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