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Motability Foundation
Hello Everyone I would like to find out how people have been finding the experience with Motability Foundation (grants team)? I have had an awful personal experience and wondering how many of us are out there who feel like the team have not listened to their concerns and feel treated unfairly? I am in the process of…
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Motability are taking my car
Hi. Motability are taking back my car. Claiming misuse. It has a tracker to show its not misused. Its my lifeline. Im 67 I have no one close only my daughter and son in law. They are 20 min away in a car and £5 fuel. Public transport is 1 bus 25 min, 1 train 30 min, and only 1 train an hour. What can I do? Motability wont…
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Hi, my name is Pieyta! Want to fit a tracker to my green power scooter, any advice?
I have green power fastest scooter & I want to fit a tracker but I do not know how to access the battery compartment to make the connections CCan anyone help please?
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Inster 2 adaptation - has anyone else had extended seat runners fitted?
I recently discovered that there is an adaptation that can be done to my prospective new car that will massively increase the leg room, viz. an extended seat runner. I am 6ft4 with long legs and the inster ticks most of my boxes except it is an "ok" fit, not perfect. Legs are a bit bunched up and because of the short space…
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Certificate of Entitlement
Just had PIP review, and award the same, including enhanced mobility, and have a motobility car on lease until 2027,for which I already have a certificate of Entitlement, do I only need a new one, when I lease my next car? Or should I ask for another one now? Thanks for any advice.
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Nominating a driver for PIP
Hi guys. I have recently been awarded enhanced mobility with PIP. It does say on a leaflet in the award notice that to claim free disabled car tax it must be the person with the illness/disability or the nominated driver who uses the vehicle for the ill/disabled person. We do own a car but my husband, who is my full time…
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Loss of PIP entitlement
I lost my PIP in December of 2023 until May of 2024 and when it was reinstated my car payment was not paid. I was told all goes back to normal… Fast forward to last week, I had to return my car when i was told that I cannot have a new car because of this shortfall, to this point i had no clue about that. I'm on benefits…
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Motability grants and the 12 hours work rule
I am aware there are certain criteria you have meet before Motability will consider a grant (and this is before means testing). On the Motability Foundation website, one of the criteria is that you need to be in employment for at least 12 hours per week. Don't want to say too much about my circumstances but does anyone…
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Driving lesson grants.
Hi , My 6 years son is getting high reward DLa mobility. We ordered his lease vehicle. I am his component and career. Can I get free 40 hours free driving lesson grants ? Please advice me . Many thanks .
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Hi, my name is lyndana! Can I change my motability car for another? It is always in for repairs
Ive had my motorbility car since January and it's been in repairs 3 times since I've had it.The seat belt on passenger side is defective and the alarm keeps going off.im sick of this and it's going in for repairs again on 15th August 2025 for the same reason.can I change this car for another (vauxhall mokka)?
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PIP: mobility
I receive PIP for my mental health problems. When I was assessed I wanted to claim for mobility because I used a walking stick. I was refused the mobility part. I am now disabled and use a mobility scooter; I cannot stand or walk for any length of time. However, when I tried to claim PIP for mobility, I was told that…
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Hi, my name is tracy54!
i’m looking for some information. I was driving a mobility car to pick up some medication for him , I will stop by the police as I am disqualified from driving and they seized the vehicle mobility of contacted him and now he is losing his vehicle. I think this is unfair as he was not aware that I didn’t have a license as I…
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Hi, my name is phili! I'm new here and extremely anxious to post but need advice please
I'm entitled to the disability car tax and my stepdad claims it but he's not using it for me as he's supposed to is there a way to have it revoked also he's done it fraudulently he went to the post office without the paper work and the way he put it is that they turned a blind eye please help
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Serious electrical fault in new mobility car
I don't know where to turn. I have had to cancel one car as the dealership fitted a **** standard camera which was not installed in build. I then was ordered a second car. Camera added at build but first 100miles three times my power steering and electrics failed. They have had it a month trying to sort it. I was driving at…
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Hi, my name is dan66!
hi wondering if this has happened to anyone else and if so how did you solve it we went to collect a Motability car today as arranged gave the dealer the code from Motability and the deposit money we were given the keys and told to look around the car when we were about to pull away we were told there was a problem…
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Advice about adjusting a Green Power Unique 500
Hi all. This looks to be a useful site! I have a Green power Unique 500, and have a couple of problems. I use the scooter on a private estate where I live and it has very good roads. It will only switch to speeds 1 and 2, and I would like to use 3 ( or even no speed control, as there are no legal issues on the estate. I am…
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Hi, my name is Rocks123!
help for the cost of driving lessons for someone getting carers allowance
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ESA & PIP - Part time education
Hi there I am on income based ESA and high rate PIP, I have carers mon to Friday in the morning and then thats me pretty much me on my own. I would like to do a college course, Part time but Im scared they will say if you can go to college then why not get a job? Is that a fair assumption? Any thoughts would be appreciated
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Motobility for my adult daughter at university. I have MS
I have MS. I spoke to Motobility about adding my daughter as a named driver for my new Motobility car. She was registered for my old Motobility car . But it's more complicated now. Motobility said it was ok to do that when l spoke to them on the phone, but she wasn't with me, so l couldn't finish the application. l need to…
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Hi, my name is angeldog! My mobility car was written off they got me a hire car which was stolen...
hi I’m new here but got a big problem and can do with some help My mobility car was written off they got me a hire car which was stolen but found the same night I didn’t know what condition it was in but csn they now refuse me a mobility car because on what has
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Hi, my name is Scotte74! After being attacked having my left leg chopped off and stabbed my mental..
After being attacked having my left leg chopped off and stabbed my mental health never mind my physical is absolutely terrible. My car is the only way I can get meds doctor hospital etc etc. It took 6 years to recover then I rejoined the scheme and chose an electric automatic car. Brilliant but very big very fast. I had…
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Very fast review
I sent my review form off last week and got a text today saying my PIP review is complete. that’s a very fast turn around isn’t it? I havnt had an assessment or anything. Could the outcome be anything or likely kept my award? I’m due to be payed on Friday but we have a motability van so I’m worried it won’t be paid for and…
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Derestrict green power scooter
how do i derestrict my green power scooter
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What aids are available to lift things in and out of my car?
I am unable to weight bare much in the way of lifting and carrying things, and I'm struggling sevrely to get things that are anything more than what can casually be carried in a hand or in ny small rucksack in and out of my car. Every time I go grocery shopping or pick up a slightly larger or heavier item to bring home, it…
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Mobility. Ordered my new car but my advance payment has gone lower by £700, any advice?
I ordered my new car 6 weeks ago and now the advance payment has gone lower by £700 does anyone know what happens Thanks
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Hi, my name is glead23! I'm a new user looking for advice, last year I was given the motability...
Hello everyone I'm a new user looking for advice, last year I was given the motability part for pip, I have lived in this bungalow 5yrs, my last living at the family home 50yrs before my father passed away, I was his carer, when I moved into this one bed bungalow it is in a small cul-de-sac, the radius of the cul-de-sac is…
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Advice motability car
hi I’ve had my motability car for just over a year. However my health needs have changed and I really need an automatic car due to limited leg movement in left leg. I’m going to give motability a call tomorrow to see what my options are. I know there will be a fee. But how easy is it to change the car ? I’m happy to keep…
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Hi, my name is Michael20190! I got my mobility car on the 17th of April I want see if it will come..
Hi I got my mobility car on the 17th of April I want see if it will come out my payment on the 1st of may as morbilty never told me anything
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Car Mobility Scheme Questions
Hello, I currently access the advanced mobility element on PIP and have been thinking about getting a car to help with my independence etc as I'm currently relying on public transport which is energy/time consuming. My PIP award is active until Feb (2027) until I potentially apply and get awarded it again. If I were to go…
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buying a used car and adding the adaptions - advice?
I’m trying to learn how to drive with adaptions, and only one option for driving instructor but don’t seem to fit her schedule. I’ve tried countless other ways, I was thinking about buying a used car and adding the adaptions and doing it that way. Can anyone offer any advice?
