Motability or the like
Motability or the like
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iiyama

Original Poster:

2,201 posts

217 months

Monday 15th April 2013
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Any dealers on here? Need to source a car that has wheel chair access for the Old Man. Would prefer to deal with someone from here if possible as it seem to be a bit of a mine field. Some of the figures that have been quoted to my Mother so far are a little, well rofl !!

LouD86

3,288 posts

169 months

Monday 15th April 2013
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Hello, Motab man here!

Your talking wheelchair access, are you on the thoughtline of pushing the wheelchair into the vehicle, full with your father in the chair?

If so, a couple of basics,

Electric of Manual Chair?

Num of Additional Seats Required?

Auto or Manual?

rehab71

3,362 posts

206 months

Monday 15th April 2013
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I can help.

I'm the Sales Manager for a local dealership so sure I'll be able to help you find something!

Edited by rehab71 on Monday 15th April 19:24

LouD86

3,288 posts

169 months

Tuesday 16th April 2013
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Depends if its motab car, or wheelchair access. I work alongside http://www.atlasconversions.co.uk/wheelchair-vehic...

if thats what your after?

iiyama

Original Poster:

2,201 posts

217 months

Tuesday 16th April 2013
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Thanks for the replies gents.

Access required for powered chair with occupant.

Diesel, manual 1.8 - 2.0.

Probably needs room for two other occupants including driver.

Would prefer front position for chair if possible.

Not worried too much if new or used, but my parents do have worries over maintenance with the used option.





LouD86

3,288 posts

169 months

Wednesday 17th April 2013
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Ok, have a little look over Atlas' website, see if there is anything that takes your fancy. A lot of their Kangoo/Caddy conversions are chair in the rear, which is a bit of a pain, sits between the two rear seats, so still feels like a normal car.

To get a front chair mounting, your normally looking at Transporters, and occasionally the larger of the renault/citroen/pug vans, made into minibus style vehicles.

What sort of budget are they looking at? If they have higher rate mobility, are they aware they can use that as payment on an HP policy, with guarunteed acceptance through motab?

iiyama

Original Poster:

2,201 posts

217 months

Wednesday 17th April 2013
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How would they qualify for higher rate mobility? If its means tested then Im guessing they wouldnt qualify.

She has looked at Motability, although unsure where or how. Sounded to me like a lease purchase whereby they had to drop £12k ish and then had a monthly payment of over £200. When my Father dies the car goes back and my Mother would be left with no vehicle. This seems very unsatisfactory if I understood correctly.

So to this end I would think purchase would be a better option with a budget of £10k-15k although the cheaper the better obviously! biggrin

They has been offered a Fiat Doblo but I'm not sure about this but that maybe becasue I'm living in the dark ages! Fiats to me have always been a little unreliable......?

Edited by iiyama on Wednesday 17th April 12:49

matc

4,730 posts

223 months

Thursday 18th April 2013
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I know the guy that runs the dealer that has this: http://www.westcountrycarsyeovil.co.uk/used-cars/v...

Happy to give him a call if it's of any interest.