Motability Scheme
Lease a car, powered wheelchair or scooter using a qualifying higher-rate mobility payment.
What you get
You can use a qualifying mobility payment to lease a car, powered wheelchair or scooter. The official GOV.UK description is that the scheme can help with leasing these vehicles if you get a listed higher or enhanced mobility award. A Motability lease typically includes insurance, servicing, breakdown cover and vehicle tax, but the exact package is set by Motability and should be checked on the official Motability site. In Scotland, people on enhanced-rate Adult Disability Payment mobility can also use the Accessible Vehicles and Equipment Scheme, which Social Security Scotland describes as the route to lease a new car, scooter or powered wheelchair.
Who can get it
You need to be getting one of: the enhanced rate of the PIP mobility component; the enhanced rate of the Adult Disability Payment mobility component; the higher rate mobility component of DLA or Child Disability Payment; War Pensioners’ Mobility Supplement; or Armed Forces Independence Payment. Citizens Advice, summarising the scheme, also notes you usually need at least 12 months left on the award. Standard-rate mobility does not qualify.
How to apply
Start on the official Motability site or through a Motability dealer once you have a certificate of entitlement. Check how long is left on your award before you apply.