With the Motability Scheme you lease a new car, scooter or powered wheelchair, without the worry of owning or running one. You simply pay all or part of your mobility allowance for the duration of your lease.
You could use your mobility allowance to join the Motability Scheme.You simply pay all or part of your enhanced rate mobility component of Personal Independence Payment to lease a car, scooter or powered wheelchair. You will need at least 12 months of your award remaining.. Over 620,000 disabled people and their families are benefiting from the freedom and independence provided through the Motability Scheme.
A wide choice of cars and WAVs are available through the Scheme, some costing less than your mobility allowance.
You lease a car for three years or Wheelchair Accessible Vehicle (WAV) for five years. Vehicle adaptations are also available, many at no additional cost. You can nominate somebody to drive for you, as long as the vehicle is used for
your benefit. Parents and carers can also join the Scheme on behalf of a disabled person aged three and above.
What’s included?
- When leasing a new vehicle you get:
- Insurance for up to three named drivers.
- Servicing and maintenance.
- Full breakdown assistance.
- 20,000 mileage allowance per year of your lease.
- Windscreen repair or replacement.
- Replacement tyres.
Wheelchair Accessible Vehicles (WAVs) can be leased for five years. WAVs enable the disabled person to travel as a passenger whilst seated in their wheelchair.
Drive-from-Wheelchair vehicles are also available and enable the disabled person to drive without needing to transfer to a seat.
What’s included?
- The lease of a new vehicle with:
- Insurance for up to three named drivers.
- Servicing and maintenance.
- Full breakdown assistance.
- 20,000 mileage allowance per year of lease.
- Tyre and windscreen repair or replacement.
Adaptations are available through the Motability Scheme to help make travelling as comfortable and safe as possible.
Adaptations are available to help with:
Vehicle access – to help get in and out of a car, with swivel seats, extended door opening angle, transfer plates and person hoists.
Equipment loading – to help load and store equipment, wheelchairs and scooters in the boot of the car.
Steering, braking and acceleration – for example steering balls, push/pull hand controls, electronic and left foot accelerators, easy-release handbrakes and infrared controls.