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Motability has changed grant application priority.

Those WITHOUT a vehicle will receive a decision within 10 weeks.
For those WITH a vehicle, it could take 4-6 months.

What is Motability?

Motability is an independent not-for-profit organisation, which provides mobility solutions for people with disabilities.

The Motability Cars Scheme allows you to swap your mobility allowance for a wheelchair-accessible vehicle of your choice, complete with full maintenance, repairs, breakdown cover, and insurance.

 

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You can qualify for a Motability car if you have 12 months remaining on your award, and you receive:

  • PIP – higher rate mobility part of Personal Independence Payment
  • DLA – higher rate mobility part of Disability Living Allowance
  • Higher rate mobility component of Child Disability Payment (Scotland only)
  • Enhanced rate mobility part of Adult Disability Payment
  • AFIP – Armed Forces Independence Payment
  • WPMS – War Pensioners’ Mobility Supplement

You can find more details on the Motability website here.

An application for a car can also be made on behalf of a child aged three or older, who is entitled to the mobility allowance.

If you do not drive, but receive the allowance, you can apply for a car as a passenger and propose three other people as your drivers.

If you are under 65 and have a disability but are not currently receiving the Higher Rate Mobility Component of the DLA you may be entitled to this allowance. Contact Motability to find out about possible options.

Once you have confirmed you are eligible, you can choose the Mobility Car that is right for you and place your order.

Once your order is placed, it should take between six to twelve weeks to deliver but your mobility consultant can provide a more accurate estimated delivery time.

There are two options for lease length within the scheme. A new wheelchair accessible vehicle from Motability is leased on a five-year contract and a Nearly New wheelchair accessible vehicle from Motability is leased on a three-year contract.

Depending on what car you have chosen, you will pay…

Motability will take your payments straight from your allowance provider

When you choose your vehicle, you pay an Advance Payment which acts as a non-
refundable deposit on your vehicle
The amount of our Advance Payment will depend on the vehicle you choose.

What if I cannot afford the Advance Payment?

Through their WAV Grant Programme, Motability can help cover the cost of:

  • Advance Payments towards a WAV lease through the Motability Scheme
  • Adaptations for Scheme WAVs needed mid-lease due to a change in your circumstances

You can apply for the WAV Grant Programme if you are a disabled person using a wheelchair who:

  • Wants to join the Motability Scheme and needs help with funding your disability vehicle
  • Are currently on the Motability Scheme but your lease is ending and you cannot afford your next lease

Grant applications are means-tested. Motability will consider your financial situation including household income and savings when deciding on your grant award amount.

This ensures that those most in need of financial help are supported, and as many people can benefit from the scheme as possible.

Leasing Through Motability

Leasing through Motability is easy, just follow our 4-step guide:

Call our Mobility Advisors on the number at the top of the page or fill out an Enquiry Form.

Your Allied Mobility Advisor will give you all the information and advice you need to get your vehicle through Motability and help you complete any forms, including:

  • Motability application form
  • Vehicle order form
  • Motability demonstration report
  • Contract hire or hire purchase from
  • VAT exemption form
  • Vehicle suitability questionnaire

Your Allied Mobility Advisor will help you choose your WAV

Choose Your WAV

When you have found the disability vehicle that best suits you, your Allied Mobility Advisor will provide you with a free home demonstration

Your Allied Mobility Advisor will send the order forms you have completed with them to head office.

We also need a few other documents from you before the order can be completed.

These are:

  • A copy of your Award Letter from the Department of Work and Pensions for your Disability Living Allowance or War and Pensioners’ Mobility Supplement.
  • A copy of the driving licence for your named driver (both paper document and photo card) or a letter from your care package provider for open insurance, if your carer(s) will be driving the vehicle.

Your Allied Mobility Advisor will then process the application on your behalf through the online Motability Scheme.

Once Motability receives your application, they will contact the Department of Work and Pensions and the DVLA (Driver Vehicle and Licensing Agency) to approve.

Motability will arrange your vehicle insurance and post a copy direct to your home.

You will receive a PIN number from Motability which you will need to use when confirming your order details with Allied Mobility through the Motability Pin Authorisation form.

This form is a statement of agreement between you and Motability, confirming that you wish your Higher Rate Mobility Component to be allocated to Motability in return for your wheelchair accessible vehicle. You must complete this form and return it to Allied Mobility. 

Please note that this pin will not be used until your vehicle is delivered.

Allied Mobility can process your WAV order once all Motability documents are received and approved. Depending on the model and specification of your chosen car, delivery should normally take four to six weeks from this date. We will send you an order confirmation letter, including the anticipated delivery date.

Help with Motability

Enquire today for further information or advice on purchasing a vehicle through the Motability Scheme, or to arrange a free home demonstration.

Frequently Asked Questions

A. Call your local Kwik Fit. Kwik Fit also offer a mobile service.  You can call them on 0800 222 111 to arrange a home call out.

A. Call RSA Insurance on 0300 037 3737.

A. Call RAC on 0800 731 1173.

A. As it’s a fault with the vehicle itself and not the wheelchair accessible parts, you can call our customer care team on 0800 916 3019 and they’ll put you in touch with your local service dealer for them to assess and resolve the problem.

A. You’ll find videos of the adapted features on our YouTube page. Click here to be redirected to our channel. You can also call your Allied Mobility advisors on 0800 916 3019.

Changes were made to the way people with disabilities claim benefits from the government. The current Disability Living Allowance (DLA) has been replaced with the new Personal Independence Payment (PIP).

 

What is PIP?

PIP is a benefit provided by the government for people with disabilities. The benefit is not means-tested or taxable and can be used to pay for things such as wheelchair accessible vehicles, to help people with disabilities lead more independent lives. PIP will be made up of two parts – a daily living component and a mobility component. Both of these will have two rates of payment – standard or enhanced.

 

Who is affected?

The changes affected all people aged 16 to 64 who currently receive DLA. Under the new system all claimants will need to reapply for PIP. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) will write to affected DLA claimants between August 2013 and Spring 2016 to advise when DLA payments are due to end. Claimants will then need to apply for PIP.

Even those who currently have indefinite or lifetime DLA awards will be subject to the changeover.

 

Is there anyone not affected?

The following groups were not affected by the changes:

  • Children, who were then receiving DLA will continue to do so until they reach the age of 16.
  • People then aged 65 and over, who already received DLA, will continue to do so.
  • People who then received the War Pensioners’ Mobility Supplement will be unaffected.

 

Do I need to do anything?

No, all affected people will have been contacted by the Department for Work and Pensions who will have provided them with information about the new PIP application and assessment process. Claimants do not need to take any action until they have been contacted

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