Free driving lessons

hass
hass Online Community Member Posts: 258 Empowering

Hi all.

Hope your all doing well ?

I am wanting driving lessons

I think i may be right in saying that motablity offer free 40 hrs

If on high rate pip mobility.

But I don't want car .

I find the website very difficult to understand.

Thank you

Comments

  • SheffieldMan1976
    SheffieldMan1976 Posts: 1,169 Connected

    I hate to be pedantic but you need a car to have driving lessons! I want one myself but the stupid DVLA says I'm medically disqualified from driving due to my disabilities.

  • hass
    hass Online Community Member Posts: 258 Empowering

    Hi thanks for that , but I don't want to lease a car .

    I did take lessons about 30 sone years ago but he started shouting after that I lost confidence.

    I don't think I could afford it I need to do it for my self and get more independent.

    My health is getting worse .

    Everything is stand still again its a terrible cycle

  • SwiftFox
    SwiftFox Posts: 940 Championing

    https://www.disability-grants.org/funding-for-driving-lessons.html

    It's grey area, as reading. it also says if you are:

    Motability may be able to help with the cost of driving lessons if:

    • You are already a customer of the Motability Scheme or you are awaiting delivery of a new Scheme vehicle with a confirmed delivery date no more than four months from the date of the application for driving lessons; and
    • You receive one of the following: a means-tested benefit, such as Income Support, Income-related Jobseekers Allowance, Pension Credit (Guarantee Credit), Housing Benefit, Council Tax Benefit, Income-related ESA or Working Tax Credit or Universal Credit; or
    • You are in full-time education or training (aged up to 25 years of age) and you or your parents/guardians receive one of the means-tested benefits listed above. Full-time education is defined as education undertaken in pursuit of a course, where a substantial period of each week is spent receiving tuition, engaging in practical work, receiving supervised study or taking examinations. Training is defined as an unpaid Apprenticeship.
  • hass
    hass Online Community Member Posts: 258 Empowering

    Many thanks .

  • hass
    hass Online Community Member Posts: 258 Empowering

    Hi all

    I've managed to speak to motablity.

    Unfortunately I cannot go ahead with the free driving lessons as I need to lease a car and would need to add a driver on the scheme

    That has 3 yrs lience .

    How dissapointing 😘😘