Ex - Motability cars

Wardy257

My car is ex-mobility as is my fathers. Both cars were immaculate, had been properly maintained and were bargains. They are a good option but the normal rules of car purchase apply, buy from a good source/garage and check the car over plus paperwork.

kevin1982

The original supplying car dealer get a 15 day first option period on Motability cars that come to the end of the lease. After that other dealers get 30 days in a Motability exclusive online showroom. After that most of the cars go to auction but the minters are advertised for a little longer.

ChrisKz

The pic in my avatar is my mobility vehicle .. Can't get into a normal car as the damn things are too low . and if I did , too damn painful to get out

paulyoung666

The person who had the lease has the first option to buy the car at the end of the lease ....

kevin1982

Used to be that way but they’ve stopped that to keep car dealers happy and as in incentive so manufacturers keep their cars heavily discounted. Straight from the mouth of Motability Operations Fleet Management Director

cosmicma

iv'e heard something similar but what i have been told is if you do want to buy the car out right at the end of the lease term you need to start making it known about 3 months before the lease ends or you won't have a chance

paulyoung666

I've been told I can buy mine , and motability suggest you make moves for your next car 3 months in advance to allow for build times ....

Smiffy 2

When a Motability car is coming towards the end of it's 3 year lease, it goes in for an MOT. This is done sometimes up to 3 months in advance and at this time a vehicle condition report is completed by the garage and sent back to Motab. A picture of the car is also taken. At handback time, another vehicle condition report is carried out by the dealer (may not be the same one that did the MOT) and this report is again sent back to Motability.
A dealer can then go onto the Motability website and purchase said car. It's quite handy if you have got somebody in the showroom looking for a particular make and model. The problem is, you are going by the appraisal of the person that took the photo, and some peoples idea of "fair wear and tear" is totally different to another persons.
We have purchased cars from Motability in good faith that have had damage on panels, stained seats, smelling of cigarettes, SatNav cards missing etc. We have the option of refusing to take delivery if it is that bad, but that doesn't help the poor potential new owner that has been waiting a week for the car to be driven down to us.
Not all Motability cars are like this obviously.
But for some reason, "some", (please note I said some), Motability customers seem to think that because the car is not actually "theirs" they will treat it like a tip.