We've been thinking about getting a new car under the Motability scheme but have hit a bit of a brick wall with Chrysler dealers and the Advance Payment (AP) on the Grand Voyager is pretty high so that has been putting us off too.
But in recent days we've talked about whether it'd be better to get a WAV rather than a standard car. There will be some advantanges to transporting Laura in her wheelchair, mainly to do with ease of getting her in and out of the car and avoiding the need to transfer her from car seat to wheelchair. On the downside the AP is higher on WAVs (although it is possible to apply for a grant to help) and you need pretty good access for the ramp, but all in all now is probably the right time to do it. Motability cars are leased for 3 years and it's be a problem if we needed to change to a WAV part-way through the 3 year period. Being realistic she will be over 11 in 3 years and much more difficult to get in and out the car, so I think we should do it now.
Anyway, I started to look into WAVs this week and have just about got to grips with how it works after being misled by the dealer in the car showroom who told me I had to buy the car and then get it adapted by a third party. After checking with the very helpful people on the Motability help desk, this only applies for certain adapatations and not for the adaption we would need. We need to do the whole thing through a specialist dealer who does the adaptation for you. In our case we would need the floor lowering and a ramp fitting but that's about it.
I've been looking at the Kia Sedona which is quite popular for WAV users. It's not dissimilar in spec to the Grand Voyager but a lot cheaper AP (£6000 rather than £13,500). WAVs are leased over 5 years and so the AP has to be thought of as covering a 5 year period which is only £1200 per year so not bad. The Motability scheme get your mobility allowance of £45 pw but in return you do get more than just the car... insurance for 2 drivers, servicing, new tyres, MOT etc are also paid for as is Road Tax but that is true for all mobility recipients so not just under Motability.
So I will be arranging a demo to see if it is going to be a good choice for us.
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Have you considered requsting a grant towards the WAV it taks a few weeks possibly as long as a month to sort out but we found it very helpful.
he other option is to look at second hand vehicles to buy outright we did this for quite a while before making the decision to go with motability this year.
Much love
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