The Motability scheme

The Motability scheme was established to provide disabled people with safe, reliable and affordable cars or mobility scooters.

The scheme works because it brings together a number of partners such as the charity Mobility and the route2mobility scheme.

Over 1.5 million disabled people in the UK qualify for the Higher Rate Mobility Component of Disability Living Allowance. It is posible to have all or part of the allowance paid to the scheme to meet the cost of having a car, powered wheelchair or scooter through a contract hire or hire purchase arrangement.

Cars are supplied new from Motability accredited dealerships and customers can choose from many brands. There are more than 3,500 Motability accredited car dealerships across the UK and a national network of accredited retailers of powered wheelchairs and scooters. The Motability scheme also provides a small number of used cars through hire purchase.