WAV’s (Wheelchair Access Vehicles)

I thought that once you kept car longer than the 3 years that you got money back on your rental. is this a myth???

the deposits have always bugged me. I need an automatic which means choices on a nil deposit is very few and only small 3 door types. I dont pick a car for vanity but by need. I need a boot big enough to fit a power chair and a hoist to lift is. so need a highish roof and correct shaped tailgate or chair and hoist dont fit. I also need an electric adjustable driver seat and handcontrol and handbrake button. this all add up on the deposit.

My car is coming up on 3 yrs but will be keeping it another 2 as my next car will need to be a drive from wheelchair and wont be cheap. and Automatic Drive from wheelchair cars are few. can only think of the VW CAddy.

I got help with my handcontrols, powered handbrake and chair hoist but had to pay towards the deposit of the actual car. Motability paid the model upgrade to get the Ford Electric Adjustable seat as a Adaptation to the seat to make it adjustable was twice the price. I also think their is a cap on the price of cars you can order. My Ford Grand Cmax wasnt on the list when they changed the rules about car price a few years ago. the manual was but not the Auto.

Hang in there and ask for help. you never know.

p.s your not being picky. I really seems unfair that the people at the most disabled end of the scheme need to pay high deposits for basic access to the cars. people like to bitch about us and our new cars but by the time we need wavs and large scale adaptations our choices are slim and some conversion are functional but not always that pretty.

What WAV dealers are they using cause theres more than 4/5 types out there.

This is why i got a bank loan to buy my WAV, motability is a bloody con and over the term of 5yrs, giving up mobility allowance plus any deposit you almost end paying more than a bank loan

Research research and research … when I bought my car back in 2000 [not a WAV], I was going to use Motobility for financing the project, the finance people VW use gave me a cheaper deal. My DLA mob covered the loan and a little left over.

Hi, I have a WAV through Motability. I had to go through their hoops first and try the three vehicles they suggested by having reps visit. Each time I went back to them and explained why the WAV was unsuitable, for example, I would be decapitated if I drove in further than the ramp!! In the end they pretty much said for me to come up with something and they’d consider. So I made a suggestion, tried it out and it ticked all boxes – Motability agreed it and I was able to get the grant for the deposit. I think in the end they got fed up with me and let me do my own research. I have a Fiat Multipla but I understand the car is not being made anymore so after the 5 yrs I’ll be back to drawing board. Good Luck with finding the right vehicle.