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Tuesday 20th April  –  Vehicles on the Scheme – 1624   Change +2

Nissan -1

1 Petrol Qashqai removed

Seat +5

5 Petrol Leon added

Vauxhall -2

2 petrol Crossland X removed

 

 

Thursday 8th April  –  Vehicles on the Scheme – 1622    Change: -14

Vauxhall -16 (petrol -8, Diesel -8)

Astra -11

Combo Life -2

Corsa -2

Crossland X -1

 

Volkswagen +2

Tiguan +2

2.0 litre petrol 187bhp 4WD 33.1 mpg

Tiguan 2.0tsi Elegance £2699 Advance payment

Tiguan 2.0tsi R-Line £3299 Advance Payment

 

 

Wednesday 7th April  –  Vehicles on the Scheme – 1636    Change: -20

Ford -20 

Ford Focus 20 removed, 16 diesel and 4 petrol

 

Friday 2nd April  –  Vehicles on the Scheme – 1656    Change: +16

DS Automobiles +13

DS3 +12 (petrol 8, diesel 1, Electric 3)

DS7 +1 A big welcome back to the stunning DS7, the sole car is the 1.2 petrol with 129bhp with an automatic gearbox offering 42.2 mpg. The Performance Line trim is not top but does come with such delights as 3D LED rear lights, keyless start, 12.3 inch digital instrument cluster, rear parking sensors, privacy glass and 19 inch diamond-cut alloy wheels.

KIA +10 (petrol 8, PHEV 2)

X-Ceed +3 including 1 PHEV

Ceed +7 including 1 PHEV, the estate at £3749 Advance Payment. The 158bhp 1.5 petrol GT line is also on at £1499 AP

Nissan -6 

Juke -6 petrol

Toyota -1

Corolla -1 hybrid

 

 

Thursday 1st April  –  Vehicles on the Scheme – 1640    Change: -87

 

Alfa Romeo -1

Giulietta -1 petrol

 

Audi +2 (-3 petrol +5 Diesel)

Audi A1 -3

Audi A3 +1

Audi Q3 +4  Diesel 35 Manual added

 

BMW +2 

BMW 1 Series +2 116d suitable for under 25’s from £2499 Advance Payment

 

Citroen +11 (+7 petrol +3 diesel PHEV +1)

Berlingo +4

C3 +1

C3 Aircross +2

Grand Spacetourer +1

Citroen C5 Aircross +3  – PHEV 225hp added at £4895 Advance Payment

 

DS Automobiles -7

DS3 -4 petrol -2 Diesel -1 Electric

 

Dacia -12

Sandero -5 (Removed from Scheme)

Sandero Stepway -7 (Removed from Scheme)

 

Fiat -8 (-15 petrol +7 Electric)

Fiat 500 -7 petrol +7 Electric

Fiat 500c -1

Fiat 500L -1

Fiat 500x -3

Panda -1

Tipo -2

 

Ford -30 (Petrol -34, Diesel -4, +4 PHEV +4 Hybrid)

Mondeo +4 hybrid 2 hatch, 2 Estate

Kuga +4 PHEV -4 other

Focus -34

 

Hyundai -19 (petrol -11 Hybrid -8)

Kona -5

Tuscon -14 (old model removed)

 

Kia +0

Kia Soul EV first edition at £1999 Advance Payment is worth a mention.

 

MG +0

MG3 -1

MGZS +1

 

Mini -33 (Petrol -29 PHEV -4)

Mini Convertible -4

Contryman -5 (4 PHEV removed now not on Scheme)

Clubman -24 (Removed from Scheme)

 

Mazda +5

CX5 +6 Sport and GT Sport trims added

Mazda2 -1

 

Mercedes -2 (petrol -5 PHEV +3)

B-Class -1

A-Class -2 (+3 saloon -5 Hatchback)

A250E PHEV added from £5499 Advance Payment

 

Mitsubishi +0

Eclipse Cross -1

Outlander +1 PHEV now from a cracking £899 Advance Payment

 

Nissan -3

Qashqai -1

X-Trail -2 (removed from Scheme)

E-NV200 -2

Leaf +2 62kWh big battery version added from £1799 Advance Payment

 

Peugeot +15 (Petrol +5, Diesel +5 Electric +5)

508 +2

508SW (Estate) +2

108 -1

2008 +3

208 +2

308 +3

308SW (Estate) +3

5008 +1 (GT 180 Diesel added)

 

Renault -17 (petrol -16, Diesel -4, Hybrid +4, Electric -1)

Captur -1

Clio -6

Zoe -1

Kadjar -9 (removed from Scheme)

 

Seat +7 (Diesel +6, PHEV+1)

Ibiza -1

Leon +1

Tarraco +7 including 2.0 petrol 187 bhp 4wd (35 mpg)

 

Skoda +12 (Petrol +10 Diesel +2)

Kamiq +4 Monte Carlo trim added

Octavia +8 1.0 litre mild hybrid added

 

Smart +1

ForFour EV +1

 

Suzuki -1

S-Cross -1 petrol

 

Toyota -4 (Petrol -2, Diesel +1, Hybrid -3)

Aygo -2

Corolla -5

C-HR +2

Proace Versa +1

 

Vauxhall -8 (Petrol -2 Diesel -6)

Crossland X -2

Grandland X -1

Vivaro Life -5 Electric only now.

 

Volkswagen +3

Golf +5 including GTD 197bhp 0-62 in 7.1 seconds 54.3 mpg

Polo -1

Sharan -1 (Removed from Scheme)

Tiguan Allspace -2

Passat +2 (back on scheme after a break) 1.5 petrol

 

Volvo +0

XC40 Recharge PHEV now from £2899 Advance Payment

 

 

 

Saturday 20th March  –  Vehicles on the Scheme – 1727.    Change: +66

Every electric car that was removed yesterday is now showing on the search. Hopefully these can now be ordered. Urgency of order required.

 

Friday 19th March  –  Vehicles on the Scheme – 1661.   Change -66

Following the Government announcement regarding the reduction in the electric car grant – all 66 electric cars have been removed from the Scheme.

 

Thursday 18th March  –  Vehicles on the Scheme – 1727.   Change +90

MINI +83 (80 petrol and 3 electric)

Mini Convertible +24 from £1999 AP

Mini 3 Door +31 from Nil AP (Mini Electric from £249 AP)

Mini 5 Door +28 from Nil AP

Mid life upgrade to trims, engines remain 1.5 petrol for cooper and 2.0 litre petrol for Cooper S. Mini Electric has 140 mile range and power of 184 horses and top speed limited to 93 mph.

Volkswagen +1

E-UP! joins the Scheme for Nil Advance Payment (159 mile range from new updated car)

Kia +1 

Stonic +1 £62.25 per week for a 1.0 litre petrol in 2 trim (manual)

SEAT -1

Seat Mii electric removed

Suzuki +6

+2 S-Cross Automatic 1.4 petrol 48v mild hybrid from £999 AP

+4 Vitara including as above from £399 Advance Payment

 

 

Wednesday 17th March  –  Vehicles on the Scheme – 1637.   Change +6

Volkswagen +6

Full Electric Volkswagen ID3 joins the Scheme

Life Pro 58kWh battery 145 hp (horse power) – £999 Advance Payment

Life Pro Performance 58kWh 204 hp  – £1249 AP

Family Pro 58kWh 145 hp  –  £2649 AP

Family Pro Performance 58kWh 204 hp £2949 AP

Tour Pro S 77kWh 204 hp £4499

Max Pro Performance 58 kWh 204 hp  £4649

58kWh battery cars with 145 hp claimed range of 263 miles 0-62 9.6 seconds

58kWh battery cars with 204 hp claimed range of 263 miles 0-62 7.3 seconds

77kWh batter cars with 204 hp claimed range of 336 miles 0-62 7.9 seconds

All cars have fast DC charging 5% – 80% in 35 minutes (38 for larger battery)  All cars limited top speed of 99 mph

 

Friday 12th March  –  Vehicles on the Scheme – 1631.   Change +1

Renault +1

Renault Captur 1.3 petrol new 138bhp power output replacing the 128bhp version. Automatic gearbox in Iconic trim at £995 (an £800 increase over the outgoing 128bhp version)

 

Saturday 6th March  –  Vehicles on the Scheme – 1630.   Change: 1 removed

Mercedes -1

GLA 180 AMG line Premium Plus removed. Due to manufacturing delays / Parts issues

 

Friday 5th March  –  Vehicles on the Scheme – 1631.   Change: 41 removed

KIA -38

Pro Ceed – 5 (removed old engines)

X-Ceed -9  (removed old engines including 1 PHEV)

Ceed -24 (removed old engines including 1 PHEV)

 

Renault -2

2 Renault Captur petrol removed

 

BMW -1

Such a sad day, the last remaining BMW 3 series has gone from the Scheme, we may never see it again.

 

 

Tuesday 2nd March  –  Vehicles on the Scheme – 1673.   Change +14

Kia +14 (6 petrol 8 diesel)

Kia Ceed +10

+7 (5 manual 2 Auto) 1.6 diesel 48v mild hybrid from £1649 AP Manual and £2799 Automatic

+3 (manual) 1.5 petrol 158 bhp pick is the GT line at £949 Advance Payment

 

X-Ceed +3

+2 (manual) 1.5 petrol 158 bhp £749 AP in trim ‘3’ and £2749 in trim ‘4’

+1 (manual) 1.6 diesel 48v mild hybrid £2349 Advance Payment in trim ‘3’

 

Pro Ceed Shooting brake (quite an interesting car this one) +1

1.5 petrol manual 158bhp (0-60 in 8.3 seconds) £1349 Advance Payment in GT line trim

 

 

Saturday 27th February –  Vehicles on the Scheme – 1659.   Change: +2

Peugeot +2

Rifter +1 Long 1.2 petrol 130 7 seats Automatic in GT Trim £2799 Advance Payment

3008 +1 PHEV (Plugin Hybrid) 300hp Automatic in AllureTrim £3199 Advance Payment

 

 

Friday 26th February –  Vehicles on the Scheme – 1657.   Change: +24

Peugeot +24

Rifter +10.  Back on Scheme after a little holiday £999 – £2499 Advance Payment

Traveller +8 Back on Scheme after holidaying with their smaller friend Rifter, £3799 – £7099 Advance Payment

3008 +6

+4 Plugin Hybrid 225hp added front wheel drive automatic £2899 Allure – £3799 GT Premium

+2 Plugin Hybrid 300hp four wheel drive automatic £3349 Allure, £3599 GT trim

 

Thursday 25th February –  Vehicles on the Scheme – 1633.   Change: +15

Fiat +15

500 +4,  500c +4,  500L +2,  500X +5

 

Wednesday 24th February –  Vehicles on the Scheme – 1618.   Change: +6

Audi +6

Audi Q2.  6 diesel added, badged 30, 114bhp suitable for under 25’s claimed 60 mpg

Trims: Technik, Sport and S-Line

Manual: £749, £899 and £1049  Advance Payment

Automatic: £1149, £1299 and £1449 Advance Payment

 

Friday 19th February –  Vehicles on the Scheme – 1612.  Change: 57 removed

MINI -59

All petrol

10 Mini Convertible

25 Mini 3 Door

24 Mini 5 Door

All removed from Scheme, new 2021 (facelift) Mini out now so should be added to the Scheme shortly, hopefully with the new Mini Electric.

Volkswagen +2

T-Roc 2.0 litre petrol 187bhp 4WD Automatic £999 AP in SEL trim £2199 in R-Line. Not a new car (the order number is the same as the old car) but a return of the old car, they must have found a few hiding in a compound. Good luck trying to order one!

 

 

Tuesday 16th February –  Vehicles on the Scheme – 1663.  Change +13

Hyundai +13

Kona +6 1.0 litre petrol 48v and 1.6 petrol HEV  (same as Ioniq) added

Tucson (New Car) +7

1.6 petrol and 1.6 48v petrol added Priced from £999:

Full additions:

1.6 Manual SE Connect – £999 (£69.50 +£80 wpms)

1.6 Manual Premium £1899 (£833 wpms)

1.6 48v SE Connect Manual £2199 (£1133 wpms)

1.6 Manual Ultimate £2499 (£1433 wpms)

1.6 Automatic 48v SE Connect £2599 (£1533 wpms)

1.6 Manual 48v Premium £2799 (£1733 wpms)

1.6 48v Automatic Premium £3199 (£2133 wpms)

Full Brochure here

 

 

Saturday 13th February –  Vehicles on the Scheme – 1650.  Change: +3

Renault -1

1 diesel Captur removed

Toyota +3

Proace Versa diesel (3) added Advance Payment £7295 – £10935!!!

Volvo +1

XC40 Petrol +1

 

Friday 12th February –  Vehicles on the Scheme – 1647.  Change: -16

Peugeot -15

Rifter and Traveller removed from Scheme

Volvo -1

1 petrol XC40 removed.

 

Thursday 11th February –  Vehicles on the Scheme – 1663.  Change +5

Ford +4

Ford Tourneo Custom (Transit with 8 Seats) 

129bhp diesel Automatic in two lengths and Zetec or Titanium trim, priced from £3895 – £4295 Advance Payment

SEAT +1

Listed on the Search as a petrol Ibiza the extra car is actually a Leon PHEV in Xcellence trim at £4899 Advance Payment 

 

Tuesday 9th February –  Vehicles on the Scheme – 1658.  2 Added.

Nissan +2

2 Petrol Nissan Micra

 

Saturday 6th February –  Vehicles on the Scheme – 1656.  Added: 33

Fiat +4

Fiat Tipo 1.0 lite petrol manual added 99bhp, priced from £1745 AP!!

JEEP +3

Jeep Compass 1.4 petrol added with 140 or 170bhp Auto AWD

Mazda +24 

Mazda MX-30 Added (NEW CAR) Delightful looking Electric car priced from £999 AP, sadly only 124 mile range.

CX-30 new E-Skyactiv mild hybrid engine added (+8)

Mazda3 new E-Skyactiv mild hybrid engine added (+11)

Mazda2 +1 75 non hybrid petrol

Vauxhall +2

Crossland 2 diesel added

 

Friday 29th January –  Vehicles on the Scheme – 1622.  3 Added

Peugeot +3

2 petrol 1 diesel

Peugeot 208 +2

Peugeot 2008 +1  The 1.2 petrol 153bhp 0-62 in 8.2 seconds £1699 AP

 

Thursday 28th January –  Vehicles on the Scheme – 1619.  1 removed

Peugeot +4

1 petrol 1 diesel and 2 Electric added

Peugeot 208 +5 – 2 lower trim electric added, 208 Electric now from £999 AP

Peugeot 2008 -1

SEAT +2

2 more PHEV Leon added at 5k+ AP!

Suzuki -1

Swift -1

Toyota -4 

4 CHR removed

Vauxhall -2

2 New Crossland Diesel removed

 

Wednesday 27th January –  Vehicles on the Scheme – 1620.  34 Added

What a peculiar day!

Peugeot +23

+15 Petrol +5 Diesel +3 Electric

Peugeot 208 +12 – 208 GT 130 auto £699 AP, it may weigh 700kg more than the old 205GTi but it produces as much power as the 1.9 version and the 8.4 second 0-62 time is comparable to the 8.2 seconds time for the old car. 

Peugeot 2008 SUV +11

SEAT +4

Leon – 4 PHEV’s added hatch and Estate priced from £4499 – £5749 Advance Payment

Toyota +1

A second Prius PHEV joins at £4445 Advance Payment

Vauxhall +2

Vivaro E-Life (long), a fully electric up to 9 seater 50kwh battery offering a range of 143 miles. £3999 AP in Edition trim or £5999 AP in Elite trim

Volvo +4

XC40 Recharge PHEV rejoins from £4449 – £5499 Advance Payment.

 

 

Friday 22nd January –  Vehicles on the Scheme – 1586.  10 added

An Exciting Day!!!

SEAT +2

SEAT Mii Electric – Nil AP

SEAT Leon PHEV 201bhp FR £3849 AP

MG +2

MG HS PHEV 254bhp £3595 Excite and £3995 Exclusive

Vauxhall +4

Grandland X Ultimate trim added including 1.6 petrol 178bhp

Citroen +2

C5 Aircross 2 Petrol Added

 

 

Thursday 21st January –  Vehicles on the Scheme – 1576.  3 added

Volkswagen +1

Transporter Shuttle 110hp 2.0 litre diessel Manual in S Trim – £4549 Advance Payment

Suzuki +2

New Car – Suzuki Swace

As per the new Suzuki / Toyota partnership the Corolla Estate is rebadged a Suzuki Swace, built in Derbyshire the engine is the 1.8 Hybrid from Toyota and the prices are ok. £699 AP in SZ-T trim and £1199 in SZ-5 (automatic only)

Take a look: https://cars.suzuki.co.uk/new-cars/swace/ 

 

Wednesday 20th January –  Vehicles on the Scheme – 1573.  2 added

Toyota

2 RAV4 added back onto Scheme

4WD Design trim £3795 AP

2WD Excel trim £3845 AP

 

Tuesday 19th January –  Vehicles on the Scheme – 1571.  8 added

Audi (+5)

Audi A1 CityCarver +2 – engine update, 1.0 petrol now with 108bhp (down from 114) slightly better fuel consumption and lower Co2 output. Manual and Auto – no change in price

Audi Q2

Same engine added to Q2, manual only, suitable for under 25’s £749 AP in S-Line trim

Volkswagen (+3)

VW T-Roc, 3 added same engine as above, again suitable for U25’s and Manual only. £nil AP in SE trim or £299 in Design (+£165 for parking sensors)

 

Friday 15th January –  Vehicles on the Scheme – 1563.  7 removed

Vauxhall (-6) 

6 petrol Astra removed

Toyota (-2)

2 RAV4 removed, AWD version in Design trim. No AWD RAV4 on Scheme. Front wheel drive RAV4 in Excel trim removed. Trim order: Icon, Design, Excel, Dynamic, Black Edition (not on Scheme).

SsangYong (+1)

Korando 1.5 petrol added with an automatic gearbox. £2999 Advance Payment which seems high for a car that has an OTR price of £25k. The Ventura trim is also base level, sitting below Pioneer and Ultimate.

 

Thursday 14th January –  Vehicles on the Scheme – 1570.  27 removed

Peugeot (-26)

15 petrol, 7 diesel and 4 electric removed

208 – 18 removed (facelifted model due)

2008 – 8 removed including all electric

Volkswagen (-1)

T-Roc 2.0 litre 190 4 wheel drive petrol removed (we all knew this was overdue)

 

Wednesday 13th January –  Vehicles on the Scheme – 1597.  9 vehicles added

Volkswagen (+12)

T-Cross 6 manual and Automatic T-Cross 1.0 petrol 110 suitable for under 25’s

Tiguan Allspace 7 added. The same 7 that were available last quarter but £150 cheaper

T-Roc 1 petrol car removed

Seat (-3) 

Ateca 3 removed, 2.0 litre petrol 190 4 wheel drive

 

Tuesday 12th January –  Vehicles on the Scheme – 1588. 4 Removed

Citroen

C5 Aircross 1.2 petrol Shine trim £495 AP Removed.

Grand C4 Spacetourer one diesel old trim line removed

Vauxhall

1 Diesel Vivaro Life removed

Seat 

Taracco 2.0 petrol 189bhp 4 wheel drive in Xcellence trim Removed.

 

Saturday 9th January –  Vehicles on the Scheme – 1592. 5 added

Vauxhall (+6)

Crossland 1 diesel and 5 petrol, Ultimate trim added

Volkswagen (-1)

1 petrol T-Roc removed

 

Friday 8th January 1587 vehicles on the Scheme. 19 added

Ford +4

2 petrol and 2 diesel Ford Focus added

Vauxhall +15

15 Crossland added. This is the mid life update for the Crossland X, they dropped the X. The 1.2 petrol with 128 bhp is avaialble as an auto or manual for NIL advance Payment in well stocked Elite trim. Some Good News!

 

Thursday 7th January 1568 vehicles on the Scheme. 16 added

Ford +10 (8 petrol 2 diesel)

Focus +4

Puma +6 Automatic version of the 1.0 litre 125 added from £895

Toyota +1

RAV4 +1

Skoda +4 (petrol)

Kamiq +4 1.0 litre petrol 110ps, Manual and Auto Suitable for under 25’s

Vauxhall +1 (petrol)

The new Crossland has been added which is a mid life change for the Crossland X, Vauxhall have decided to drop the X in an attempt to confuse everybody. The single variant added is a 1.2 petrol manual in Premium Nav trim for £49 AP

 

Wednesday 6th January 1552 vehicles on Scheme. 57 removed

Ford +34 (10 petrol & 24 Diesel)

42 Ford Focus added

4 Fiesta removed

4 Grand Tourneo Connect removed

Kia (-1)

1 petrol Ceed removed

Nissan (-4)

4 petrol Juke removed

Toyota (-47)

16 CHR removed (removal of old model)

31 Corolla removed

Vauxhall (-37) (15 petrol 22 Diesel)

1 Astra removed

15 Combo Life removed

3 Corsa removed

12 Crossland X removed

5 Grandland X removed

1 Vivaro Life removed

 

Tuesday 5th January 1609 Vehicles on Scheme. Reduced by 26

Toyota – RAV4 2 added, Prius PHEV 1 removed

Volkswagen – 6 Petrol UP removed

Volvo, 4 PHEV XC40 removed

Mercedes, – 6 A Class PHEV removed, 3 B Class PHEV removed

Peugeot – 4 2008 Electric removed, 1 208  Electric removed

Jeep – 3 Renegade PHEV Removed

 

Friday 1st January 2021 – 1635 vehicles on Scheme. 203 removed

 

Alfa Romeo (-2)

2 Guiletta removed

 

Audi (+10)

A1 4 Black Edition trim added,

A3 automatic in 30 engine. 5 added

Q3 one added

 

BMW (-12)

1 series 4 removed

3 Series 3 removed

X1 1 diesel removed

i3 4 removed (not on Scheme)

 

DS (+1) 

DS3 Crossback 1 diesel added

 

Dacia (-28)

Duster 9 removed

Logan 17 removed (not on Scheme)

Sandero 2 removed

 

Fiat (-20) 

500 -6

500c -5

Panda +4

Tipo -13

 

Ford (-120) 

Ecosport -3

Fiesta -30

Focus -96

Grand Torneo Connect +2

Kuga +9 (2 PHEV)

Mondeo -4 (removed from Scheme)

Torneo Connect +2

 

Honda (-9)

CR-V 2 petrol removed Hybrid only now

HR-V removed from Scheme (-7)

 

Hyundai (+15)

i10 new to Scheme 15

i20 new to Scheme 6

Kona -4

Tucson -2

 

Jeep (0)

5 petrol added and 5 diesel removed

Renegade -1

Compass +1

 

Kia (+1)

Stonic -1

Ceed +2

 

MG (0)

 

MINI (0) 

Countryman +1

5 door Mini  -1

 

Mazda (-8)

CX30 6 removed

Mazda3 2 removed

 

Mercedes (-23)

14 diesel removed and 9 PHEV added (B Class PHEV listed as petrol hybrid incorrectly)

A Class Hatch -16

A Class Saloon -4

B Class -1

CLA -2

 

Mitsubishi (+6)

3 Petrol Mirage

3 Outlander PHEV

 

Nissan (-4)

X-Trail -4

 

Peugeot (+20)

108 +1

3008 +1

5008 +3

Rifter +7

Traveller +8

 

Renault (-2)

Captur -2

Clio -1

Zoe +1

 

Seat (+7)

Arona -1

Ateca +2

Ibiza -2

Leon +3

Tarraco +5

 

Skoda (-7)

Fabia -7 petrol

 

Smart (-1)

Smart forfour -1

 

SsangYong (+1)

Tivoli +2

Korando -1

 

Suzuki (-13)

Ignis -5

S-Cross -2

Swift (-3)

Vitara (-3)

 

Toyota (-5) 

hybrid +13, Petrol -16

Aygo -9

CHR +16 MY21 added no increase in price

Corolla +1

Prius -1

Proace versa -1 removed from Scheme

Yaris -11

 

Vauxhall (-4) 

Astra -1

Grandland X -1

Insignia Grand Sport -1 Removed from Scheme

 

Volkswagen (-9)

Golf -4

Polo +3

T-Cross -6

Tiguan Allspace -7 Removed from Scheme

UP! +6

Transporter Shuttle -1 Auto only now

 

Volvo (+5) 

XC40 1 petrol and 4 PHEV added

 

 

Thursday 31st December  1838. 47 vehicles removed.

Citroen– 48 removed 31 petrol and 17 diesel

Removal of old trim lines across the range:

C1 4 removed

C3 13 removed

C3 Aircross 6 removed

C4 Cactus 4 Removed (no longer on Scheme, new C4 replaces it)

C5 Aircross 10 Removed

Grand C4 Spacetourer 11 removed

Mitsubishi – one petrol Outlander added

 

Thursday 24th December 1885 vehicles on Scheme. +24

Citroen 24 cars added, 10 petrol, 14 diesel

Citroen C3 – new trim lines, Sense, Shine and Shine Plus (+9)

Citroen C5 Aircross new trim lines, Sense, Shine and Shine Plus (+9)

Citroen C4 Spacetourer +6 1.5 Diesel added

 

Monday 21st December 1861 vehicles on Scheme. +4

Skoda Octavia 1.0 Tsi E-Tec 108bhp 48v Mild Hybrid automatic added as an Estate or Hatchback in SE First or SE Technology £545 Hatch or £745 Estate

 

Friday 18th December 1857 vehicles on Scheme. +22

Citroen Grand C4 Space Tourer +4 petrol, New trim lines, Live, Sense and Shine (my mantra)

Ford  Ford Fiesta +9 Petrol Automatic. 123bhp 1.0 litre. At last an auto Fiesta. £345 AP Tit X up to £745 for Vignale

Skoda Karoq +2 1.0 litre petrol 110 manual, suitable for under 25’s £nil in SE and £995 Advance Payment in SE-L

Scala +4, same 1.0 litre petrol Se and SE-L trim manual and automatic, Nil – £895 Advance payment.

Toyota  Rav4 Dynamic trim added £3750 AP

 

Wednesday 16th December 1835 vehicles on Scheme. +6.

Citroen C3 Aircross 4 petrol and 2 diesel, new 2021 trim lines Shine and Shine plus

 

Tuesday 15th December 1829 vehicles on Scheme. Plus one.

Honda – The two CR-V’s taken off on Saturday are now back on (Hybrid 2 and 4WD in SR trim)

Toyota – Rav4 in Dynamic trim removed from Scheme.

 

Saturday 12th December – 1828 Vehicles on the Scheme, 24 added.

Vauxhall

Mokka +20 11 petrol, 7 diesel and 4 electric (from £999 AP in Petrol or £2099 AP Electric)

Corsa +6 Electric

Honda

CR-V 2 hybrid removed the excellent, range topping, SR trim in both 2 and four wheel drive. This is a great shame.

 

 

Friday 11th December – 1804 Vehicles on the Scheme, 29 added.

Audi Q3 +6 4 petrol, 2 Diesel. 4 Technik (base trim) and 2 Black Edition to 35 Petrol

Seat +10 Petrol, 9 Arona and 1 Ateca

Vauxhall + 13 Combi Life 7 petrol and 6 Diesel

 

Thursday 10th December – 1775 Vehicles on the Scheme, 2 removed.

Smart ForTwo and Smart ForFour one of each, both electric, removed.

 

Wednesday 9th December – 1777 Vehicles on the Scheme, +9.

Nissan – 14 petrol removed, Juke 8, Micra 1 and Qashqai 8

Citroen 5 petrol added all C1

Vauxhall 10 petrol and 8 diesel added.

Corsa +9, 130 Sri premium at £99 AP could be fun.

Vivaro Life +4

Astra +5

 

Saturday 5th December. Vehicles on the Scheme 1768  +44

Peugeot add 16 further facelifted 3008 models starting at £999 AP and rising to £3299. The engines are the 1.2 litre petrol and 1.5 litre diesel offering 129bhp. Starting at £2799 you can choose the Auto 179bhp 1.6 litre petrol

Toyota have added 34 Corolla, these are the 2021 facelifted version, no engine changes just new led’s and a light that tell you when the car is running in electric mode.

Toyota have added another Prius PHEV which seems a duplication but £250 more.

Toyota have also added a single Proace Versa, the 8 seater with a 2.0 litre diesel Auto 180 in Family trim in size medium. The AP is on the high side £9095

Seat have removed 6 petrol Arona

Nissan have removed 2 Petrol Juke

 

Friday 4th December, Vehicles on the Scheme 1724  +16 (Audi +6, Peugeot +10)

Audi Q3:

4 petrol 1.5 litre 148bhp Manual and Auto in Sport and S-Line trim, Priced from £1449 – £1999 AP

2 Diesel 2.0 litre 148bhp Auto in Sport trim only.  £2249 front wheel drive and £2649 in Quattro 4 wheel drive.

Peugeot 5008:

The upgraded for 2021 seven seater, 8 Petrol and 5 Diesel.

Petrol – 7 cars with the 1.2 litre 129bhp (bit puny for a big 7 seater) from £1699 AP – £3399 and one auto with the 1.6 litre 179bhp (£3699 AP)

Diesel – All 1.5 litre with 129bhp Manual or Auto priced from £2099 – £3549  AP

*3 Peugeot 3008 removed from Scheme

 

Friday 27th November 1708 vehicles listed. 33 Removed:

Kia: 25 removed all petrol, 12 Picanto, 7 Rio and 6 Stonic. 

Audi: 8 removed, 7 petrol 1 Diesel. All Audi Q2. 6 2021 Q2 remain, all 1.5 litre petrol 148bhp, Sport, S-Line and Black edition, £999, £1149 and £1299 in manual, add £400 for an Auto.

 

Thursday 26th November 1741 vehicles listed. 

 

September 21st 2020

Motability warn that prices will increase on 1st October for Q4 prices, stating the cause a ‘disrupted supply chain and a challenging marketplace’. 

 

July 20th 2020

Motability Grants is now open for new customers and as from today open for phase two to take applications from beneficiaries who are currently on the Scheme and have a Complex Driving Solution or Wheelchair Accessible Vehicle. Phone lines, 0800 500 3186 are open from 10am – 4pm but you can complete the  ‘Log your interest for a grant’ web form and a Case Managers will be in contact with you to discuss your requirements.

 

April 28th 2020

Motability have announced a £50 refund for all (due to insurance savings) that will be rolled out from the second half of May, no need to contact them.

If you are in a ‘bit of a pickle’ financially due to the restrictions on you from Covid 19 an advance of your good condition bonus (£600 for a 3 year lease) can be applied for, you do need to talk to them for this, to request a phone call from their offices click here.

 

March 31st 2020

Motability search tool taken down, no cars listed as none can be ordered. All cars extended for six months (presently) Motability Scheme all but mothballed.

 

March 25th 2020

Coronavirus and Motability info here: https://www.whichmobilitycar.co.uk/coronavirus-and-motability/

 

March 10th 2020

(up by 96) 2081 Vehicles Avaialble on the Scheme (15) 879 are automatic gearbox  (19) 346 Nil Advance Payment or less (54 Automatics)

(4) 29 Electric vehicles,  (3) 11 Plugin Hybrid,   121 Hybrid,  (54) 1207 Petrol,  (15) 638 Diesel)

Cars suitable for Under 25 year old – (increased by 60) 737  –  (2) 195 are Automatic Gearbox

Motability Sales in 2020 – 26191  down 888 on 2019 and down 180 on 2018 

The MY21 (Model year 2021) Volvo XC40 has a range of new engines, trim lines and the dreaded packs. (Read more about model years here)

The new B4 engine is a 48v mild hybrid (boo) attached to the old T4 engine, the hybrid will give an extra boost (assume this is what the B stands for) the horse power is increased by 7 to 197 but there is no increase in torque over the old engine or a decrease in the the 0-62 mph time (8.4 seconds). The Economy range increases from 33.6 – 36.7 mpg to 34.7 – 39.2 mpg in the B4 FWD.

The price of the basic B4 FWD in Momentum trim has increased from £31835 to £32635 over the old T4

The Brochure and price list is here: https://www.whichmobilitycar.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Volvo-XC40-MY21.pdf 

Prices for the MY21 XC40 should be released on 1st April 2020 when we change to Q2 pricing. 

 

February 6th 2020

(down by 125) 1985 Vehicles Avaialble on the Scheme (41) 864 are automatic gearbox  (49) 327 Nil Advance Payment or less 

(5) 25 Electric vehicles,  (4) 8 Plugin Hybrid,   (56) 121 Hybrid,  (87) 1207 Petrol,  (78) 623 Diesel)

Cars suitable for Under 25 year old – (reduced by 13) 677  –  (17) 193 are Automatic Gearbox

 

Toyota Rav4  – Back again

Toyota’s big booted, 580 litres, SUV is only avaialble as a petrol hybrid. The 2.5 litre petrol engine is joined by a self charging electric motor that combine to give 219 brake horse power and return a claimed 52.3 miles per gallon, flags have been raised around the CVT Automatic gearbox however so a test drive is essential.  Trim lines are Design and Excel and only the AWD car is available. Following a holiday from the Scheme the Advance Payments have increased by £650 and £500 for the two cars that are available.  

Winter Best Buy –  Toyota RAV4 2.5 petrol Hybrid All wheel drive CVT Automatic  ‘Design’  –  £3445 Advance Payment (£2331 wpms)

Winter Best Buy –  Toyota RAV4 2.5 petrol Hybrid All Wheel drive CVT Automatic  ‘Excel’  –  £3745 Advance Payment (£2630 wpms)

 

February 4th 2020

Following a period where the Motability search engine has not been stagnant, apparently there was an issue adding new vehicles, there has been a lot of activity:

Peugeot 2008 

The New 2008, is based on the excellent 208, as with the smaller car there are petrol, diesel and a full electric version available. The new car is 140mm longer than its predecessor and 20mm lower. At 4.3m, the new 2008 is only 150mm shorter than the larger 3008 SUV.  A 60mm longer wheelbase helps boost boot space by 10 litres up to 434 litres across all versions including the electric e-2008, while also increasing rear passenger legroom over the outgoing model. Prices start at £299 (manual) £599 (Automatic) or £1799 As an Electric car. 

 

 

January 7th 2010

Motability registrations over the last three years – 663795 vehicles.

2017 – 33.16%, 2018 – 32.43%, 2019 – 34.14%

Busiest months in 2019 were March (11.74%) and September (10.97%) 

Quietest are February (5.21%) and August (6.28%)

 

December 14th 2019

Toyota C-HR

The Toyota Coupe High Rider (C-HR) has been updated for 2020 with new trim lines and new engines. In the UK the C-HR is now only available as a self charging hybrid, the engine choices are 1.8 or 2.0 litre petrol paired to the electric power. The power output is 120bhp and 182 bhp respectively, all cars are front wheel drive CVT automatic and the larger engine has a 0-62mph time of 8.2 seconds and returns a claimed 49.50mpg. The 2.0 litre has a larger battery back offering 32 additional bhp compared to 23 in the 1.8.

 

December 10th 2019

 

Mazda CX-5

Just as the news that the new Mazda CX-30 has joined the Scheme was filtering through we have to report that the largest UK Mazda SUV, the CX-5, has left the Scheme. Sad day.

 

 

 

Peugeot 208

The New 208 comes as a petrol, a diesel and a full electric, E-208. Sharing many of the components of the Vauxhall Corsa (chassis, engines, gearbox, electrical architecture, dimensions) the 208 has the edge on design, inside and out the little Peugeot is incredibly pleasing on the eye. The engine choices are 1.2-litre three-cylinder turbocharged petrol with either 75bhp, 99bhp and 128bhp, a 1.5-litre diesel with 99bhp or a 134bhp (100kW motor and a 50kWh battery 0-60mph in 7.8 seconds) BEV version offering a WLTP range of 211 miles with no loss of space as the electric motor sits under the bonnet and the batteries under the rear seats. Charging times from empty to full are 20 hours using a conventional three-pin household socket, eight hours when using a dedicated home charging point, while a 100kW fast charger will provide an 80 percent charge in 30 minutes. Trim Lines are Active, Allure, GT-Line and GT. Prices for the E-208 start at £1499 Advance Payment for either the Active or Allure, rising to £1699 for the GT line and topping out at £1999 for the GT trim only available as an E-208. The petrol and diesel cars offer a much smaller Advance Payment starting at Nil and rising through the grades to £849 AP for the Automatic 1.2 litre petrol with 128bhp.  

 

Mazda CX-30

Mazda’s new SUV, sits between the CX-3 and CX-5 for size. (Why is it not called the CX-4? The number 4 is considered unlucky in Japan) Powered by their excellent turbo less 2.0 litre petrol front wheel drive engine producing 120bhp (badged Skyactiv-G) or 178bhp (Skyactiv-X). The larger engine delivering improved fuel economy, 47.7 combined mpg compared to 45.6 for the lower powered car and an improved 0-62 time of 9.0 seconds compared to 10.2 seconds, The CX30 also incorporates a mild hybrid system but it is so mild Mazda do not make reference to it in their literature. Trim lines are SE-L , SE-L Lux, Sport Lux and GT Sport.

 

December 6th 2019

Toyota Rav 4

Toyota Rav4 has been removed form Scheme. The high demand and subsequent lengthy delivery times have forced the popular Hybrid off the Scheme.

 

 

 

December 5th 2019

Volkswagen T-Cross

Finally the VW Polo based T-Cross is added to the Scheme, bumper retail sales and the resultant build delays have kept it off until now. Sadly as demand is high, the Advance Payment prices (starting at £1149) do not make it anything like a bargain – but if you want what is generally perceived as the best small crossover then the price is worth paying. Trim Lines are S, SE, SEL and R-Line, to have parking sensors (front and rear) you have to choose the SEL trim, equipment is excellent aside from this; 8 inch touchscreen with CarPlay / android auto alongside automatic emergency braking with pedestrian detection and lane keeping assist. Two engines, a 1.0 litre three cylinder petrol, with 95 or 115 bhp (go for the 115 if you want six manual gears or a 7 speed dual clutch Automatic) or a 1.6 diesel with 95bhp with 5 manual gears or a 7 speed Auto. Prices for the 115 manual T-Cross are £1299 SE, £1699 SEL £2199 R-Line or as an Auto: £1599 SE, £1999 SEL and £2499 R-Line. Told you it was expensive!  

November 26th 2019

(up by 55) 2110 Vehicles Avaialble on the Scheme  (21) 907  are automatic gearbox  (7) 376 Nil Advance Payment or less (57 Automatics)

((5) 20 Electric vehicles,  12 Plugin Hybrid,   (10) 65 Hybrid,  (18) 1295 Petrol,  (5) 701 Diesel)

Cars suitable for Under 25 year old – (reduced by 1) 690  –  (2) 176 are Automatic Gearbox

November 23rd 2019

Skoda Kamiq

The Skoda Kamiq is a small crossover (SUV) and the sister car to the Seat Arona and (sadly not on the Scheme) VW T-Cross. The Kamiq is largest of the three and offers a conservative looking alternative to the Nissan Juke. The 400 litre boot is 22 smaller than the Juke but the wide opening makes it a more practical solution. The 1.0 litre petrol is available with 94bhp (manual only) or 113bhp (manual or DSG Automatic). The larger 1.5 litre petrol offers a148bhp and genuine pace, 0-62 in 8.4 seconds. Two trims SE and SE L, The SE has 17 inch alloys, rear parking sensors, cruise control, wireless SmartLink for Apple Car Play (wired for Android Auto and mirrorlink) to the 8 inch Touchscreen, the SEL adds 18 inch alloy wheels ambient interior lighting, privacy glass, 9.2 inch Touchscreen and a virtual cockpit.  Prices start at Nil Advance payment, the 113bhp car starts at £195 manual and £795 Auto. The 1.5 litre cars starts at £995 manual and £1595 automatic.

 

November 20th 2019

Vauxhall Corsa 

The new Vauxhall Corsa is 108kg lighter, 44mm lower, 39mm longer and 19mm wider that the outgoing car. The boot capacity has increase by 24 litres to 309 litres and unlike the previous Corsa, the new car is 5 door only. Power comes in the form of a 1.2 petrol with either 74bhp, 5 speed manual only or a much better 99bhp turbo charged version with a six speed manual or 8 speed automatic, a 1.5 litre 101bhp manual diesel is also avaialble. The 99bhp petrol being the pick.  Trim lines are SE, SE Premium, SRi, Sri Premium, Elite and Ultimate with nav versions of each adding a built in Sat nav. Prices start at Nil Advance payment and the best value is £99 Advance payment for the top of the range Ultimate trim with the 8 speed Automatic paired to the 99bhp 1.2 litre petrol. The Ultimate trim includes sat nav, 10 inch touchscreen infotainment, adaptive cruise control, 17 inch alloy wheels, leather trim with electronic driver’s massage seat, LED headlights and keyless open and start.

 

Vauxhall E-Corsa (Electric Car)

The all electric E-Corsa has a 50kWh battery paired to a 100kW motor equating to 134bhp in old skool numbers. 0-62 mph can be achieved in 8.1 seconds but more impressive is 0-30mph in 2.1 seconds, top speed is limited to 93 mph. Range from a fully charged battery is 205 miles according to WLTP, Rapid charging from 15-80% can be achieved in 30 minutes from a 100kW rapid charging station, charging from an 11kw AC outlet takes five hours fifteen minutes from empty to full. Two trim lines, SE Nav and Elite Nav, SE cars have a 7 inch colour touchscreen with sat nav, rear parking sensors and an 11kw 3-Phase charger, Elite cars add a black roof, tinted rear windows and a 10 inch touchscreen. Prices are £1499 for the SE and £1699 Advance Payment for the Elite trim  

 

DS3 Crossback E-Tense (Electric)

The DS3 Crossback was designed with electrification in mind and as such the batteries are littered around the underside of the car meaning that the 350 litre boot is the same regardless of powertrain. The 50kWh battery paired to a 100kw electric motor offer a 0-62mph time of 8.9 seconds, a top speed of 93 mph and a WLTP driving range of 199 miles. The fast charging DC mode will charge from empty to 80% in 30 minutes, if you have access to a public 100kW charger, standard AC 7kW charging will take nearly 8 hours to go from empty to full. Prices start at £1999 Advance payment for the well appointed Prestige trim, for an extra £500 you can move up to the Ultra Prestige or for £2749 Advance Payment you can have the sumptuous La Premiere trim. 

 

November 18th 2019

2055 Vehicles Avaialble  886 of which are automatic gearbox  369 Nil AP or less (57 Automatics)

(15 Electric vehicles,  12 Plugin Hybrid,  55 Hybrid,  1277 Petrol,  696 Diesel)

Cars suitable for Under 25 year old – 691 (174 Automatic)

 

November 15th 2019

The new Ford Puma is a compact crossover, similar in size to the Nissan Juke, Renault Captur and Mazda CX-3 and sits between the Ecosport and Kuga in the Ford stable and as with the previous Puma from the 1990’s it is based on the Ford Fiesta. The 456 litre boot is largest in class and by comparison the Ford Focus offers only 370 litres. The only engine option presently is a 1.0 litre three cylinder petrol manual booted by a mild 48v hybrid system to offer either 123bhp or 153bhp, both offer a sub 10 second 0-62 mph time, 9.8 and 8.9 seconds respectively. Economy is a claimed 67.3 mpg for the 123 car and 64.2 mpg for the larger output, realistically if you get 50 mpg you are doing well. The only trims are Titanium, ST- Line X and STLine X + with the first edition packs making them very well equipped indeed. Prices start at £545 Advance Payment for the Titanium first edition and rise to £1395 for the higher output ST Line X +. 

 

 

November 5th 2019

1983 Vehicles Avaialble  851 of which are automatic gearbox  373 Nil AP or less (59 Automatics)

(15 Electric vehicles,  12 Plugin Hybrid,  58 Hybrid,  1251 Petrol,  647 Diesel)

Cars suitable for Under 25 year old – 680 (174 Automatic)

 

October 26th 2019

Nissan Juke

Production began on 14th October in Sunderland first deliveries in Showrooms and now avaialble to order on the Scheme – good work. The 1.0 litre 3 cylinder petrol producing 115bhp will hit 62mph in 10.4 seconds and will return a claimed 45.6 miles per gallon. 422 litre boot is 20% larger and the rear seat knee room has been increased by 5.8cm and rear head room by 1.1cm.  Review video here. Prices start at Nil Advance Payment in N-Connecta trim for the manual or £399 as an automatic. Tekna trim is £699 manual or £1099 for an Auto.

 

October 21st 2019

1995 Vehicles Avaialble  860 of which are automatic gearbox  371 Nil AP or less (58 Automatics)

(15 Electric vehicles,  12 Plugin Hybrid,  81 Hybrid,  1245 Petrol,  651 Diesel)

Cars suitable for Under 25 year old – 685 (182 Automatic)

 

October 11th 2019

Volkswagen Passat

VW Passat now on the Scheme as a saloon or Estate. The R-Line trim is avaialble with the 2.0 litre diesel 187bhp as a Saloon but not an estate as it tips over the cap limit. Other engines are the 1.5 148bhp and 2.0 187bhp petrol (Estate R-Line available £2799) and the 1.6 diesel with 118bhp or the 148 bhp 2.0 litre diesel. Prices start at £1899 Advance Payment for the 1.5 litre petrol but the real value is to be had in SEL and R-Line trim with the 2.0 litre diesel, prices top out at £2899 AP for the Saloon DSG auto 187bhp 2.0 litre Diesel in R-Line trim.  

 

 

September 26th 2019

1995 Vehicles Avaialble  852 of which are automatic gearbox  389 Nil AP or less (64 Automatics)

(20 Electric vehicles,  12 Plugin Hybrid,  62 Hybrid,  1230 Petrol,  671 Diesel)

Cars suitable for Under 25 year old – 713 (197 Automatic)

 

September 23rd 2019

The new 2019 Hyundai Ioniq electric has an increased battery size of 38kWh (134 bhp) offering a range of 165 miles. Charging is via a Type 2 connector, maximum 7.2 kW, this charges a fully depleted battery back to full in around 6 hours 15 minutes or 19 hours 45 minutes using a three pin domestic plug. Rapid charging is possible through a CCS connection, maximum rapid charge power is 47 kW, this charges the battery from 10% to 80% in around 50 minutes. The new IONIQ features Bluelink that can remotely control the temperature of the car, lock or unlock and charging can be remotely controlled and scheduled. The Ioniq Electric has a useable 350 litre boot and comes well equipped with adaptive cruise control, heated seats, climate control, auto LED lights, rear view camera, wireless phone charging, 10.25 inch touchscreen with sat nav and Apple Carplay/Android Auto. For £500 extra the Premium SE adds leather seats, electric (drivers only) and ventilated front seats, heated rear seats and privacy glass. 

Summer Best Buy – Hyundai Ioniq Electric 38kWh Premium’ Automatic  –  £1749 Advance Payment (£649 wpms)

 

September 23rd 2019

1974 Vehicles Avaialble  840 of which are automatic gearbox  389 Nil AP or less (64 Automatics)

(18 Electric vehicles,  12 Plugin Hybrid,  51 Hybrid,  1225 Petrol,  668 Diesel)

Cars suitable for Under 25 year old – 708 (197 Automatic)

 

September 20th 2019

The new BMW 1 Series is added to the Scheme in SE, Sport or M Sport trim, Manual or Dual Clutch Automatic. The only version presently is the 118i, a 1.5 litre three cylinder petrol which is shared with the Mini, X1 and 2 series BMW. It offers 138bhp and can return a claimed 46 ish MPG, the reality is mid to high 30’s from our experience. 0-62 is 8.5 seconds and the 3 cylinder makes a nice rasping noice when pushed hard.   The major change is the move from rear to front wheel drive which does away with the propshaft tunnel making more foot room for the rear passangers, other changes are a larger boot, up to 380 litres and a long options list. Upgrade from SE to Sport trim and you have 17 inch alloy wheels and one years Apple Pay free, year two and three are chargeable -Disgusting. Full brochure and specs here. Prices are excellent for a new car and despite the retail price increasing by over £1000 the Advance Payments are less than the outgoing car. Prices start at £499 for the SE, £749 for Sport and £999 for the M- Sport in Manual. Auto cars are £749, £999 and £1249 across the trims.

 

September 19th 2019

The Mazda 3 Joins the Scheme, powered by the Skyactiv G engine a 2.0 litre non turbocharged petrol engine with 120 brake horse power.  This car is suitable for under 25’s as it is insurance group 16 up to Sport Lux trim. Sadly GT Sport and GT Sport Tech jump to group 17 so these are out of bounds. The more powerful and economic Skyactiv X engine is not represented, which is a shame. The trim lines are SE-L, SE-L Lux, Sport Lux, GT Sport and GT Sport Tech. Prices start at £199 and rise to £899 for the manual car, add £200 for an Automatic gearbox.

 

 

August 30th 2019

1941 cars on Scheme – 11 cars removed overnight:

Mercedes CLA 2 cars – 180 and 200 without additional packs

Hyundai – 5 off. Ioniq, Hybrid and Electric

Nissan – 1 Juke removed

Vauxhall 3 off- 2 Grandland X and one Insignia Grand Sport

 

August 26th 2019

1951 Vehicles Avaialble  835 of which are automatic gearbox  392 Nil AP or less (68 Automatics)

(20 Electric vehicles,  12 Plugin Hybrid,  54 Hybrid,  1215 Petrol,  650 Diesel)

Cars suitable for Under 25 year old – 690 (194 Automatic)

I can report that at 8:20 on the morning of Monday the 26th August the number of cars on the Scheme remains at 1951. No Change

Interesting facts:

The Ford Focus is avaialble in 98 different variants, making up 5% of the choice. (The Ford Focus (98) Ford Fiesta (51) and the Seat Leon (46) are the top three)

There are only two manufactures that have more diesel cars listed than petrol, Citroen and Peugeot with Renault listing 39 of both. Those French love their Gazole.

Toyota are the Greenest with 42 of their 80 vehicles either a hybrid or a PHEV. The other cars are all petrol the 7 diesels listed are all Proace Verso (Van based people carrier)

 

July 26th 2019

BMW X1 is added to the Scheme. This is not a new car but a facelift of the outgoing model. Changes include a larger kidney grille, redesigned taillights and an automatic tailgate. Three engines, a 1.5 litre petrol with 136bhp badged 18i, a 2.0 litre petrol with 189bhp badged 20i, both claiming over 50mpg but the 18d 2.0 litre diesel is the pick, 148 bhp and enough grunt to move the x1 seamlessly, claimed economy is 61mpg. The new trim lines to the Scheme are SE, Sport and xLine. All cars have a 6.5 inch infotainment screen with DAB and sat nav built in and the xLine has leather seats. Full brochure here. Prices start at £749 for the 18i SE front wheel drive. Full X1 Pricing here

Summer Best Buy – BMW X1 xLine 18d s-drive 2.0 litre diesel 148bhp Automatic –  £1999 Advance Payment (£898.71 wpms) 

 

July 24th 2019

1948 Vehicles Avaialble  807 of which are automatic gearbox  407 Nil AP or less (74 Automatics)

(20 Electric vehicles,  7 Plugin Hybrid,  47 Hybrid,  1198 Petrol,  676 Diesel)

Cars suitable for Under 25 year old – 721 (202 Automatic)

 

June 19th 2019:

Motability Operations issued a press statement, which said:

• The Board resolved to release capital reserves to a level of £370m below the September 2018 balance sheet position.
• The Board plans to commit £100m of this release to support customers. The balance of the remainder, along with all this year’s profits, will be donated to Motability to provide wider support for disabled people and their families.

 

June 18th 2019:

2074 Vehicles Avaialble  840 of which are automatic gearbox   416 Nil AP or less (84 Automatics)

(18 Electric vehicles,  7 Plugin Hybrid,  54 Hybrid,  1262 Petrol,  733 Diesel)

Cars suitable for Under 25 year old – 819 (227 Automatic)

 

June 18th 2019:

12 Peugeot 2008 added 6 diesel and 6 petrol, Signature trim line added, replacing Allure.  (New 2008 due early 2020)

 

 

June 8th 2019:

Nissan X-Trail Diesel Automatic added (9 cars): The 148 bhp 1.7 litre Diesel (CVT) auto is priced at £1449 Advance Payment for the 5 seat 2wd Acenta Premium car and rises to £2449 for the 4 wheel drive 7 seat Tekna car. Click Here to download full Brochure.

 

 

June 1st 2019 – BMW I3 Electric car – Added 

The all electric BMW I3 has been added to the Scheme in both standard and ‘S’ trim. The WLTP range is quoted as 193 miles and real life users are suggesting around a 145 mile, the I3 can move quickly from the single speed Automatic gearbox, o-62 as fast as 6.9 seconds. The battery offers 37.9 kWh and is able to fast charge from 20 -80% battery power in as little as 40 minutes. Prices for the standard 125kW car are from £1999 – £2749 Advance Payment depending on the internal ‘world’ and from £2999 – £3499 for the ‘S’ car. Full Review is here.

 

May 29th 2019:  

Nissan X-Trial rejoins with new engines, only auto option is the 1.3 petrol in top Tekna Trim. The new 1.7-litre dCi diesel engine develops 150PS and emits from 137g/km of CO2. It is available with two- or four-wheel-drive and a six-speed manual gearbox. 2WD WLTP MPG 41.5-43.5, 4WD WLTP MPG 39.8-42.2.  The 1.3-litre DiG-T petrol engine offers 160PS and has CO2 emissions from 145g/km. It comes with front-wheel-drive and an automatic Dual Clutch Transmission (DCT). Prices start at £749 for 5 seat Acenta Premium 2WD and rise to £1749 for the Tekna 1.7 diesel 4WD. The only Auto is £1649 AP for the 7 seat 2WD 1.3 litre petrol in Tekna trim.

 

May 21st 2019:

2101 Vehicles Avaialble 42  868 of which are automatic gearbox 45   413 Nil AP or less 10 (86 Automatics 6)

(11 Electric vehicles,  7 Plugin Hybrid, 54 Hybrid, 1271 Petrol, 758 Diesel)

 

May 17th 2019:

2019 Ford Mondeo added to Scheme, 26 versions hatchback and estate but sadly no Hybrid. 1.5 petrol manual or 6 speed auto, economy quoted as between 22.8 mpg and 38.2 mpg for the Auto – Ouch. The two diesels (148 bhp and 187bhp) are a better (more expensive option) Prices range from £1595 to £2195 Advance Payment for the petrol and £2395 – £3195 for the Diesel.

 

April 15th 2019:

2059 Vehicles Avaialble 72   823 of which are automatic gearbox 22    423 Nil AP or less 21 (92 Automatics 3)

Ford Remove 29 C -Max/Grand C-Max as it is being removed from range, VW remove 22 cars from across the range.

 

 

April 13th 2019: DS 3 Crossback joins Scheme. Read here: 

 

 

April 1st 2019: New Prices released, latest updates here. 

2131 Vehicles Avaialble 43   845 of which are automatic gearbox 7    444 Nil AP or less 48  (95 Automatics 9)

 

March 7th 2019: Mazda CX-5 removed from Scheme. Motability citing insurance issues, no plan for a return to the Scheme in the short term. (1st April 2019 CX5 returns, price increased by £700)

 

March 5th 2019:  2174 Vehicles Avaialble 5    852 of which are automatic gearbox 22    396 Nil AP or less 10  (86 Automatics 16)

 

January 22nd 2019: New Audi A1 joins the Scheme in ’30’ 1.0 petrol 114bhp (manual or Auto). Under 25’s will have to wait for the 94bhp version of this engine to be released. 

 

January 10th 2019: SsangYong joined the Scheme in January 2015 and presently have no cars on the Scheme. With the lack of large vehicles the Turismo was a welcome addition with its second row individual seats. We are unsure at this stage if they are to rejoin. 

 

January 1st 2019: New cars:  BMW X2, Renault Zoe, Honda CRV, Citroen C5 Aircross, Peugeot 508 fastback.

Cars removed: Alfa Romeo Giulia, Ford Mondeo, Toyota Auris, Toyota Rav4, Mini Clubman and Nissan X-Trail – Read more https://www.whichmobilitycar.co.uk/motability-prices-2019-january-quarter-1/ 

 

December 31st 2018:   2179 Vehicles Avaialble 189    830 of which are automatic gearbox 57    386 Nil AP or less 25  (70 Automatics 1)

 

December 21st 2018: All the Q1 pricing information on this page: https://www.whichmobilitycar.co.uk/motability-prices-2019-january-quarter-1/

 

December 17th 2018: Multiple reports coming in that due to the changes in the Government Grant for Plugin Hybrid Vehicles ‘October 12th 2018: UK Government announce an end to the £2500 Grant for Plug in Hybrids (PHEV) that can travel less than 70 miles on electric power alone), the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV will not be on the Scheme from January 1st 2019.

 

December 11th 2018: Motability Operations announce that Sir Stephen O’Brien will become the new Chairman when Neil Johnson departs in April 2019.  Sir Stephen O’Brien used to be the MP for Eddisbury, Cheshire from 1999 – 2015. Read more on Sir Stephen here.

 

December 7th 2018: 

The boss of Motability Operations is stepping down after it emerged he is set to receive a £2.2m bonus on top of his seven-figure salary.

Mike Betts, the chief executive of Motability Operations, came under fire earlier this year after MPs called his annual £1.7m pay package “totally unacceptable”.

A report by the government spending office, the National Audit Office, published today says as well as his “generous” remuneration, Betts is also in line for a previously undisclosed performance bonus worth about £2.2m.

Following the report, Mobility Operations announced Betts would stand down from his position by May 2020, while the group’s chairman, Neil Johnson will retire in April 2019.

 

December 4th 2018: Friday 7th December sees the National Audit Office (NAO) publish its report into Motability Operations. There are also reports in the print press relating to bonuses paid. Expect TV News and Print to take up the story on Friday. Heavy sigh.

 

December 3rd 2018:  2133 Vehicles Avaialble 143   822 of which are automatic gearbox 49    377 Nil AP or less 16  (70 Automatics 1)

 

November 28th 2018: All MINI cars on the Scheme rebadged Classic, Sport and Exclusive. Chili and Pepper packs are thankfully discontinued

 

November 14th 2018:  1990 Vehicles Avaialble 1    773 of which are automatic gearbox 18    361 Nil AP or less 18 (69 Automatics 7)

 

October 17th 2018: Number of Vehicles avaialble against  September 27th. WLTP is affecting the numbers, manufactures have reduced the number of trim lines per model and there are still new engines being developed to pass the emission rules, there is also a continued cull of diesel engines.

1991 Vehicles Avaialble 582    755 of which are automatic gearbox 186   343 Nil AP or less 92 (62 Automatics 14).

 

October 12th 2018: UK Government announce an end to the £2500 Grant for Plug in Hybrids (PHEV) that can travel less than 70 miles on electric power alone. The Grant for Electric cars is also reduced from £4500 to £3500.

 

October 2nd 2018: Motability Operations donate £400 million to Motability Charity link

 

October 1st 2018: Q4 prices announced – https://www.whichmobilitycar.co.uk/new-motability-prices-1st-october-2018-quarter-4-autumn/

 

September 27th 2018: Number of Vehicles avaialble against 25th June, we expect this number to be slashed on 1st October.

2573 Vehicles Avaialble 189    941 of which are automatic gearbox 45   435 Nil AP or less 83 (76 Automatics 14).

 

September 26th 2018: Quarter 4 preview: https://www.whichmobilitycar.co.uk/new-motability-prices-1st-october-2018-quarter-4-autumn/

 

September 20th 2018: Good condition bonus, paid on return of vehicle increases:

 

August 16th 2018: WLTP continues to cause a blockage in new car deliveries, the current list of vehicles that have pass the testing can be seen here (updated regularly)

 

July 28th 2018: The Fiat 124 has now been removed from the Scheme. We have it on good authority that Skoda are not taking orders for petrol Karoq / Kodiaq cars.

 

July 23rd 2018: The Forum is littered with tales of woe relating to extended waits and sudden cancellations. Alfa have cancelled all orders of new cars, hence the Giulia being removed from the Scheme, the Mazda CX-3 is being updated and temporally unavailable, The Ford Kuga AWD Petrol have issues with completing the ordering process, (now resolved)  same for the Mercedes CLA diesel – we could go on and on. WLTP continues to cause havoc, thankfully step 2 has to be complete by 1st September 2018 so every car listed for Quarter 3 will have to be avaialble to order.

 

July 23rd 2018: Motability inform dealerships to contact all customers who have a vehicle affected by WLTP to either be offered a new order or to inform customers that  all cars will need to be registered on 18 plates even if the collection date is when 68 plates are avaialble (after 1st September)

 

June 30th 2018: New prices are coming in, read more…. https://www.whichmobilitycar.co.uk/new-motability-prices-1st-july-2018/

 

June 22nd 2018:  2384 Vehicles Avaialble 179    896 of which are automatic gearbox 62   352 Nil Advance Payment or less 30  (62 Automatics 6).

The WLTP effect is really kicking in, this will affect Q3 greatly. https://www.whichmobilitycar.co.uk/wltp-delays-and-withdraws

 

June 18th 2018:  New Ford Focus Joins Scheme: https://www.whichmobilitycar.co.uk/coming-soon

 

June 8th 2018:  2563 Vehicles Avaialble 79    958 of which are automatic gearbox 30   382 Nil Advance Payment or less 29  (68 Automatics ).

 

June 6th 2018  Apple have announced a new Software update (ios12) for all phones as far back as the iphone 5S and ipads from air/mini 2. This new software will allow the use of the two most popular sat nav systems to be linked to Carplay, namely Google maps and Waze, meaning you will no longer be shacked to apple maps alone.

The new software is available in beta form (may not be compatible with existing apps) to download now for paid up developers, later this month in beta form for all customers and will go on general release when the beta testing is complete around September 2018.

Wireless Carplay is the next obvious technological step to be rolled out in new cars. Wireless Carplay is not a software update as it has been an option since ios9, it is a hardware issue down to the capabilities of the head unit fitted to your car, there are only a couple of cars that offer these units, BMW 5 series being one (not on Scheme) and the new 2018 Mercedes A Class will offer it on all models (Joining Scheme soon – hopefully)

 

May 14th 2018: 2484 Vehicles Avaialble 76    928 of which are automatic gearbox 15   353 Nil Advance Payment or less 23  (68 Automatics 5).

 

May 2nd 2018: DS7 Crossback Joins Scheme as a manual diesel, the Auto diesel is over the cap. The 1.2 litre petrol with an auto box will join late 2018. https://www.whichmobilitycar.co.uk/ds7-crossback-motability-car/ 

 

April 27th 2018: 2560 vehicles avaialble 15   943 of which are automatic gearbox 7   376 Nil Advance Payment or less    (73 Automatics ).

The continued drop is for a few reasons and nothing terminal:

1.  Mini and BWM are changing the automatic gearbox fitted to their cars from an eight speed torque convertor to a seven speed dual clutch. Number of MINI cars on scheme last quarter 78, this quarter 55. BMW 84 last quarter 70 this.
2. Models are being updated and production of outgoing model stops prior to launch of new model: Honda CR-V last quarter 34, this quarter 19, new Mercedes A-Class pending, Mercedes cars dropped from 118 in Q1 to 106 now, Renault Megane last quarter 49 this quarter 6.
3. VAG (Audi, VW, Skoda, Seat) are changing their 1.4 petrol engine to a 1.5 litre petrol and trimming lines, Skoda 156 cars last quarter 141 now, Seat 119 Q1 105 now.
4. Nissan drop Pulsar and trim Qashqai and X Trail lines. Q1 Nissan 82 Q2 Nissan 45.

 

April 18th 2018: 2575 vehicles avaialble 42   950 of which are automatic gearbox 85   376 Nil Advance Payment or less 6   (73 Automatics  4). From Q1 Pricing we have lost 232 vehicles, 85 of which are Automatics.

 

April 12th 2018: Toyota Prius+, seven seat hybrid joins Scheme read more here https://www.whichmobilitycar.co.uk/coming-soon/

 

April 5th 2018: Volkswagen T-Roc joins Scheme, read more here https://www.whichmobilitycar.co.uk/coming-soon/

 

April 3rd 2018:  2617 vehicles avaialble 190   1035 of which are automatic gearbox    370 Nil Advance Payment or less 9   (69 Automatics  2).

 

April 1st 2018: The Motability search tool can be found here  it should be live now but as of 5.30 am 1st April it is not. Search working intermittently at 6.55 am.

 

March 29th 2018: Confirmed: XC40 will join Scheme on 1st April with a limited range headed by the T3 petrol. The Mitsibushi Outlander PHEV is also new this quarter. Full details of latest price changes will be posted here: https://www.whichmobilitycar.co.uk/q2-new-motability-prices-1st-april-2018/

 

March 26th 2018: 2807 vehicles avaialble4.    1035 of which are automatic gearbox 2     361 Nil AP or less    (67 Automatics ).

 

March 21st 2018: New cars for Q2 (dependent on final pricing agreements in some cases) – Volvo XC40, Volkswagen T-Roc and Golf SV.  Cars not joining in Q2  –  Nissan Leaf (Electric), Renault Zoe (Electric) and Citroen DS7

 

March 19th 2018: 2803 vehicles avaialble 17.    1033 of which are automatic gearbox 11     361 Nil AP or less 1   (67 Automatics ).

 

March 14th 2018: 2786 vehicles avaialble 10.    1022 of which are automatic gearbox 4     362 Nil AP or less 1   (67 Automatics ).

 

March 10th 2018: BMW are making changes to the X1, changing the gearbox in the automatic front wheel drive cars to a 7 speed dual cutch, resulting in a reduction of X1’s on the scheme. The X1 xdrive 20i xline will also cease production in May. This gearbox change will be phased into Mini cars over the coming months.

 

March 6th 2018: SMMT announce February car sales decease by 2.8% year on year. 11 months in a row sales have decreased. We have a look behind the headline numbers: here

 

March 5th 2018:  Work and Pensions and Treasury Committees hold joint session on the Motability Scheme’s finances and executive pay. Upshot is the  National Audit Office will take a look.  Letter here or watch here

2796 vehicles avaialble 25.    1018 of which are automatic gearbox      361 Nil AP or less 6   (67 Automatics 4).

 

March 1st – 3th 2018:  The ‘Beast from the East’ and Storm Emma combine to bring snow, winds and freezing temperatures, closing motorways and roads across the UK.

 

February 28th 2018: Geneva Motor show lineup (First look at new models to be released later in the year or early 2019) Mazda 6, Mercedes A-Class, Citroen Berlingo/Peugeot Rifter, Kia Ceed, Hyundai Kona Electric, Honda CRV and Toyota Auris.

 

February 27th 2018: Toyota CH-R prices return to 1st January 2018 level, Prices now start at £495 AP for 1.2 Petrol

 

February 26th 2018: Toyota CH-R price drop, a rare event prices change mid quarter, Prices start at £195 AP for 1.2 Petrol

2771 vehicles avaialble, 1018 of which are automatic gearbox. 367 Nil AP or less (71 Automatics).

 

February 23rd 2018: Vauxhall Insignia Country Tourer added

 

February 21st 2018: Volkswagen Motability send an email stating that the 7 seat Tiguan allspace is avaialble only for it to be ‘fake news’ we suspect it will be avaialble for Q2 pricing on April 1st.

 

February 21st 2018: Peugeot 5008 GT Line Premium added

 

February 15th 2018: Lord Sterling, who co-founded Motability in 1977, wrote to Esther Mcvay outlining the “litany of inaccuracies” in the comments made by her and fellow MPs in a debate earlier this month to be “deeply troubling”. Neil Johnson, Chairman of Motability Operations writes an equally frank letter.  See Letters here.

 

February 13th 2018: Stratstone MINI Tyneside increase discount to up to £500. Amber Taylor 0191 234 5500 amber.taylor@stratstone.com (you have to travel to dealership to place an order)

 

February 8th 2018: Esther McVey, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, calls for the the national audit office to look into the finances and pay policy of the Motability charity.

 

February 8th 2018: Labour’s John Mann MP (along with a collection of other MP’s) stands up in Parliament and makes an urgent request which is riddled with inaccuracies. Transcript 

 

February 5th 2018: Daily Mail publish a article where they confuse Motability the Charity and Motability Operations that causes division and hatred amongst readers.

 

30th January 2018: Hyundai Kona added

 

24th January 2o18: MG-ZS added

 

17th January 2018: Mazda CX-5 added

 

12th January 2018: £300 discount on MINI from Stratstone MINI Tyneside, Amber Taylor 0191 234 5500 amber.taylor@stratstone.com (you have to travel to dealership to place an order)

 

10th January 2018: VW Marshalls Oxford 01235 424242 chris.allsopp@marshall.co.uk or kitman.wong@marshall.co.uk offer £500 discount on VW Tiguan and discount on other VW cars too. (you have to travel to dealership to place an order) more info here: https://forum.whichmobilitycar.co.uk/forums/topic/cashback/

 

1st January 2018: New Prices released for Q1 2018 (Winter). New Pricing guidelines: vehicles with a retail value up to £35000 (Auto) can now join the scheme, BHP limits introduced at 200bhp and 225bhp for Hybrid cars, Advance Payments limit for Automatics increased to a maximum £3750 and £2999 for Manual Cars. Full details here: https://www.whichmobilitycar.co.uk/new-motability-prices-q1-winter-1st-january-2018/

New cars added: Skoda Kodiaq, VW Polo, Mini Countryman Hybrid, Audi Q2, Jeep Compass, BMW 2 Series Coupe, Renault Koleos, Skoda Karoq, Mitsibushi Eclipse Cross, Ford Mondeo Hybrid