Thanks for the help so far. Both the Voyager and the Doblo sound worth looking into, thanks for those links, guys. I saw a Doblo this afternoon and was surprised how large the vertical boot is. Although he is quite a big lad, he uses just a standard fold up wheelchair.
We went to a Peugeot dealer today to look at a couple of vehicles (neither adapted). The member of staff was trying to explain the hire purchase and contract hire options. The Peugeot partner combi (is this the same as Berlingo or Doblo? looks very similar) appeared to cost £200 a week on the Motability contract hire scheme. which I thought was very expensive. I would normally suggest she buy used to avoid depreciation, but it seems that you don't pay VAT on Motability cars so there she may as well buy new. It all seems pretty complicated, but I can see how it could be abused.
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Can i suggest you post the same question in the following website. It is mainly used by disabled people, some in similar position as yourself.
www.youreable.com/forums/forum.jspa?forumID=4&star...0
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Had a look at the DLA website. The advance payment for the Peug Partner combi is £699. Then you pay the full mobility payment each week which is £45/week for three years. As you know everything is paid for apart from fuel.
Hope this link works
tinyurl.com/2vyd96
don't know where you got £200/week from unless the figure is for an adapted/modified car.
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The old model Ctiroen Despatch is a good choice especially with the Hdi diesel engine, as is the VW transporter/caravelle but I suspect it will bw much too big
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Thanks for those links and ideas. The £200 was the figure the saleswoman said - she pointed to it on her computer screen. My friend said "That's monthly?", she definitely said, "No, that's per week." She seemed to be their Motability specialist so I would have expected her to know. I agree, though - on the Motability site the prices start around £50 a week. Even the hire purchase doesn't cost that much.
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My mate (who is unable to walk at all) had a Renault Scenic - not very good, as the height of the loading floor was too steep for the wheelchair to get up.
He now has a Kangoo, which has quite a low floor (which is why it's approved for taxi use) and can simply drive his motorised chair straight in. It was modified by Motability so has the proper securing points - and seat belts!.
It does limit the number of seats available for other pasengers.
The thing that he says you need to watch out for is the height of the loading platform. Wheelchairs are not light - especially if you are the disbaled person trying to hold yourself up while folding a wheelchair and trying to lift it 3 feet in the air to get it onto a loading platform such as the Zafira / Scenic / Picasso. Even worse is the Caravelle apparently - ropes and climbing gear required!
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get your friend to speak directly to the motability charity if she gets the higher rate dla for mobility needs. they are very helpful as is there website.
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Mother in law has a converted berlingo which has seats for 4 + wheelchair user, we have been very pleased with it.
It is a constable conversion and although we got it s/hy it was a motability vehicle.
We looked at a number of conversions and a number of base vehicles and reckoned constables were about the best of the conversions.
If she wants to look at the secondhand route we got our one at GF Clarke in Kent if thats the right area for you
Hope this helps
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I would recommend this company - xxxx.
Edited by Avant on 09/01/2019 at 00:02
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You would if you are paid to spam a 12 year old thread.
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