Motability or easy pay mobility opinions

Anglocath
Anglocath Scope Member Posts: 11 Connected
in Transport and travel

From my research it appears that easy pay mobility scooter hire is cheaper on class 3 road scooters with a 3 year contract than the motability scheme. It claims to offer the same benefits, insurance, warranty, breakdown recovery and replacement of batteries and tires. Does anyone use them that as also used motability? How do they compare?.

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  • Anglocath
    Anglocath Scope Member Posts: 11 Connected

    I have 2 class 3 scooters, a shoprider cordoba & a shoprider torino. I bought 2 because they are prone to breaking down (heavy use)and I have a dog. In the last yr I've had a lot of claims on them. So on the 16th Mark.Bates is not renewing my policies. Shop had the torino for over a month but it looks like Mark Bates are going to pay the repairs.

    This is why I was looking into Easy Pay or motability.

  • Anglocath
    Anglocath Scope Member Posts: 11 Connected

    Anyhow might be able to take policies out on them with 1st senior.

  • SheffieldMan1976
    SheffieldMan1976 Posts: 640 Connected

    Given the recent clampdowns on Motability from the government, you might be better off with a Scooter, I'd get one myself if I had the space for it.

  • alferadoJiani
    alferadoJiani Online Community Member Posts: 2 Listener

    From what I’ve read, Easy Pay Mobility can sometimes look cheaper because it’s basically a hire agreement, while Motability is more of an all-inclusive lease linked to benefits. The key thing is checking the small print on things like servicing, breakdown support, and what happens if something needs replacing. Motability is usually simpler because everything is handled in one place, but some people prefer the flexibility of private hire. Threads like this always remind me how many different transport services exist around the country, even unrelated ones like Recovery Birmingham that you only hear about when problems happen. If anyone has actually used both, their real experience would probably be the best comparison.

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