Still waiting for my motability car.

BrettW said:

Wouldn't cancel your order to go with another dealer unless they say they have one on the forecourt right now that you could have. 

The problem with swapping to another dealership is if they are factory ordering you another car you'll just end up right back at the end of a queue you are already in. Those 12 week quotes are also only estimates and not a set in stone date so unless theres a physical car at the dealership right now that you can have stick with your initial order.

Im currently waiting for a Vauxhall Mokka that my dealership is expecting to be delivered at the end of this month. It is a cancelled order from a previous Motability customer but even that is not guaranteed yet. I have to ring them middle of this month to see if the date they have quoted me is going to hold true.

BrettW said:

sasqatch said:

I am also waiting for a Vauxhall Mokka, they quoted me 7 months mine is ready in July. I have been sitting here today thinking that it is far too long, should I cancel the order?  However, after researching it I would be subjected to admin fees for cancelling the order. 

 I shouldn't have been so impulsive, but being stuck in the middle of nowhere, not being able to go for a walk due to anxiety and physical limitations I wanted an escape route, to just be able to drive when it's quiet and get out of my flat or visit my family. I feel suffocated and isolated living by myself in the country and not knowing anyone here. 

I am also not so sure I can drive anymore as I haven't driven for 10 years and the anxiety I feel about getting into the car to drive it off the forecourt fills me with utter dread and fear, not to mention this car is automatic, I thought an automatic car would be kinder on my fibromyalgia and arthritis in the spine. I am not sure what adaptations I could get to help with these symptoms. I wonder also if I could claim for lessons as adaptive lessons, but I think that probably does not apply to me.

 I only wish my family could drive to see me, but my brother lost his licence so he no longer can help me daily another reason for wanting the car I am currently waiting to be moved to can get the support I need. Sorry for the rant I should be grateful that I am in the position to be able to get a car and some freedom at last. 

I'm in a similar situation to you to be honest. I'm pretty much stuck in the house until I get my car having not driven for a number of years. I haven't seen my son in 4 years now as he can't drive and due to his own issues he can't come to me on public transport and i can't use it anymore either as it would simply cause me physical pain travelling via train and bus from where I live down to the midlands.

This car is going to be a lifeline for me but the wait for a vehicle at the moment is absolutely ridiculous. I did manage to speak to the dealership last week and they are now saying they are expecting it the 'middle of february' but to take that date with a 'pinch of salt'. I also asked the dealership a couple of other questions which they claimed they couldn't answer even though I know for a fact one of the responses I got off them was a downright falsehood.

The Mokka I ordered is supposed to be a cancelled order from another customer but when I asked them when the car was initially ordered they are now claiming they can't remember and have no way of checking... The Mokka I have ordered has the ultimate trim, is automatic but has no adaptions and is in Arctic White.

Theres a lot of rumours flying around concerning dealerships saying that Motability orders are deliberately pushed back in favour of cash or finance customers but how true that is I don't know. That being said if you currently go on the Vauxhall main site it is stating that orders placed now should be delivered in July so unless you have only just ordered your Mokka then there may be some truth to those rumours. Who knows?

sasqatch said:

@BrettW https://www.buyacar.co.uk/car-advice/new-car-delivery-times/#:~:text=The lead times for most,months for its electric models.  Not sure about the accuracy of these times, but who knows, maybe the wait won't be so long after all. 

sasqatch said:

Do you have the link for the Vauxhall configurator?  I wouldn't know how to check on my order because I wasn't given information to check the wait times. I only received a letter from Motability yesterday and thus far have not even read it.  I hope your car is ready sooner rather than later, I am not sure how long it takes to build a car, but once they start I should imagine most of the procedure is automated and doesn't take too long, so perhaps the middle of February will be feasible. I hope the latest blockade near the Red Sea stopping supplies does not have anything to do with car parts as I think the wait time of 7 months, from December to July is a very long wait.

sasqatch said:

Thanks, I just tried it outand it's the same expected date as advised at the showroom. Hopefully, the cancellation order will be here for you within the next month, then I will be asking you how good the car is to drive and how you find all the tech specs it has. I am looking forward to the advanced park assist and all the gadgets, although I suspect it will take a day to go through all the buttons and gadgets and no doubt I will still miss something, it will be like getting a bike for Christmas as a child, but more importantly, it will be the freedom a bike or in this case a car will give, no longer hostages to four walls.