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Originally Posted by Kursk
Meanwhile back on topic: can I ask if any recipients of Motability benefit here are concerned about the amount defrauded or do you feel this just goes with the territory?
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My son receives DLA with the higher mobility component, but he was, and will be, unable to drive, so he uses that part of his benefit to pay for taxis where bus routes can't get him to. The family car is a 1995 Skoda that I have owned for 15 years. Only 43k miles on the clock (38k since I bought it).
I don't judge when I see an "able bodied" person using disabled parking spots, because I am not qualified to tell whether that person has a "hidden disability". Plus there is no way to tell if it's a Motability hire vehicle, a used car bought with the aid of Mobility Allowance, or a private car permitted a Disabled Parking Permit. Plus it could be a designated driver with no disability collecting or dropping-off a disabled person.
Knowing the system as I do, I know there will be fraud, but certainly a lot less these days since people actually get fairly regular face-to-face interviews and "tests" before they qualify. Plus I know that the driver does not have to be the disabled one providing the (Motability) vehicle is being used for the benefit of the disabled person.