I don't believe it!!!! Motability

[sparklymieow]

I was supposed to take my car back in october, but with what was going on with my neighbourhood, I got the lease extended, at that time a Grand Scenic had an advance payment of 250, I am now due to order a new car and the advance payment is 895 now There is no way I can afford this Bum!! I need a large car as when people come out with us to help on day trips etc, we have to take two cars, and I wanted to be able to get in the car and go without worrying about someone following me or following them

[getbakainyourjimjams]

£895???? When we ordered the Grand Scenic a year and a half ago it was "only" a £500 advance payment. Have the quoted you for the most basic model they do? The next model up with the flashy automatic handbrake was something like that.

[misdee]

well if dd2 gets mobilility (big IF) that means a zafira for us then.

[sparklymieow]

yep JJ look here

[sparklymieow]

has anyone applied for a grant for the advance payment??

[lucyep]

I did get the forms to apply for the advance payment, but they want to know the ins and outs of a monkey's **!!

You've got to provide copies of all documentation regarding benefits, wage slips, 3 months bank statements and then they expect to you pay the first £500 of the advance payment.

Looks like it is going to be a Zafira for us too in April when the Picasso goes back!

[sparklymieow]

looks like it will be the zafira for us then only 99 advance payement

[doormat]

we got our advanced payment back from the zafira

[doormat]

btw it was a couple of hundred quid and it was all refunded

[sparklymieow]

why was it refunded?? [confused??]

[lucyep]

I would be interested to also know how you got the advance payment refunded. We had to pay an advance of £695 for our Picasso 3 years ago, wonder if we might get it back too??

[doormat]

I have no idea why it was refunded but the car showroom phoned us about a week after we received the car and said we were getting advance payment refunded.
This was nearly 18 months ago.