Motability removes premium brands from scheme

Announcement comes just weeks after chancellor Rachel Reeves vowed to axe luxury models from the programme

Premium car brands will no longer be available via Motobility – a programme that helps disabled people in the UK lease vehicles using their government benefits.
Car makers such as Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz are being “removed immediately”, Motability Operations confirmed on Monday evening (24 November).
The part-taxpayer-funded scheme is being revised to focus on cars that “meet disabled peoples’ needs and represent value and purpose”. Such cars, which are individually adapted, include the Renault Clio, Dacia Jogger and Citroën ë-C3.
The news comes just weeks after chancellor Rachel Reeves vowed to axe luxury cars from the programme, in an effort to save £1 billion a year, according to reports.
This cost-saving also includes removing VAT exemptions – something that Motability users have warned will result in “severe” consequences for them.
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