These "mods" wouldn't affect any good condition bonus, neither do minor dents, scrapes or scratches.
Nor does the advance payments have anything to do with "non-conforming customers"
You really shouldn't comment if you don't know what you're talking about.
Back in 1992 I fought a very serious illness, Guillain-Barré syndrome
. After my 3 years of battling, and slowly recovering, but not fully, I was left Disabled.
I then became a Motability customer in 1995.
Currently, the amount of £271.05p a Month is transferred from my Disability Living Allowance (now called Personal Independence Payment) Mobility Component to Motability Operations.
I, personally, do not see the payment of £271.05p to Motability as a forfeit. I am extremely grateful to the Motability Scheme, and the British Tax Payer, which enables me to live and lead an Independent Life, as much as I possibly can.
Over the last 26 years, my partner and I have seen many modifications made by non-conforming customers to cars on the Motability Scheme.
To mention just a few below...
From the Remapping, often called Chipping, with a third party software installed onto the ECU of a Diesel Vauxhall Astra.
Without permission.
To the removal of the original alloy wheels on a Ford Focus, sold, and then replaced with the Motability keeper's choice of alloys put on the vehicle.
Without permission.
Three years ago, a keeper handing back his Motability car to a Nissan Dealership in Plymouth with the complete removal of the rear seats and sold.
Without permission.
Being there at the time, whilst looking at their cars in the showroom, the Police were called and he told them "I removed the rear seats and sold them because it made things easier for my work".
And, a friend in London fitted jet black-out dark film-style privacy glass to the rear after the BMW arrived. W
ithout permission. This incurred him further costs because he was told to remove the jet black-out film when the lease ended. Had he chosen for the Dealership to remove them, they were going to bill him.
The amount of modifications made on Motability vehicles,
without permission, the un-reported exterior damaged we have seen, Dealerships as well, and the vehicles that have been poorly treated with regards to interior cleanliness and damage, which is not all addressed before the vehicle goes back, is a lot more than you can imagine.
Motability states the following:
"The Scheme is designed to help customers use their mobility allowance to find affordable vehicles that suit their disability needs."
"If you wish to add accessories or make modifications to your car after you have collected it, you must contact our Customer Services team for authorisation."
"Should such modifications be made without our authorisation you risk invalidating your insurance and you will be asked to remove them and return the car to its original specification at your cost."
"Each Advance Payment is calculated by considering factors such as the Cost of the Car, its Servicing and Maintenance and its Expected Resale Value at the end of the lease agreement."
