can my spouse use my motabulity car to get to work go on holiday

basingwerk
basingwerk Online Community Member Posts: 5 Listener
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can my spouse use my motability car to get to work go on holiday. can she be the primary driver?

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  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,463 Championing
    The vehicle must be used for the purpose of the disabled person so your partner may not be able to use it for this purpose. Especially going on holiday, if you are not with them.
    It maybe better to keep all your motability questions in one thread rather than start another thread on the same subject. 
  • Ross_Alumni
    Ross_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 7,611 Championing
    Afternoon @basingwerk

    Thanks for posing this question, I think it's quite a common one when it comes to motability vehicles. 

    They have an information page here that covers how you can and can't use your car, and this other page about who can drive your car says the below:

    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. In practice, this means other named drivers in the household can use the car for shopping and other routine activities, as long as the disabled person will benefit.

    If you have any doubts, it might be worth getting in touch with motability to check your query :) 
  • Wibbles
    Wibbles Online Community Member Posts: 2,537 Championing
    On a similar note
    Can my wife drive herself (with myself not in the motability car ) to medical appointments and dentist etc?

  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,463 Championing
    Wibbles said:
    On a similar note
    Can my wife drive herself (with myself not in the motability car ) to medical appointments and dentist etc?


    The same applies to this.
    poppy123456 said:
    The vehicle must be used for the purpose of the disabled person


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