A recent survey showed that the number of new drivers taking automatic-only driving lessons is on the up. After all, there are plenty of reasons to choose an automatic car over a manual ...

PULLING her £21,000 white Renault Kadjar into a carpark ... ‘earned’ the car under the Government’s Motability Scheme. Claimants weren’t just leasing any old car but posh vehicles ...

The number of people with a Motability car has risen to by around 200,000 over two years, to 815,000. This rise tracks with the increased proportion of people claiming health-related benefits in ...

Motorists can pick up a second-hand bargains if they buy 'nearly-new' used electric cars that were originally acquired through the Motability scheme. Drivers can save up to £3,000 on year-old ...

TikTok 'influencers' are fuelling the Motability scandal by encouraging Brits to cash in on brand new cars for 'free' under the controversial taxpayer-funded scheme. The disability scheme allows ...

It is public money and can be used as the claimant sees fit – taxis, buses or buying their own car. Or it can be channelled through a private company, Motability, to lease – not purchase/own ...

A TAXPAYER-funded car scheme for disabled people is facing a crackdown after bosses admitted it is being massively misused. Motability booted 5,300 users last year alone and now plans stricter ...

Benefits claimants have been handed free electric-vehicle chargers under the taxpayer-subsidised Motability car scheme. Motability, which provides vehicles to those with physical disabilities in ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Thousands of people are being removed from the Motability scheme which provides cars for people with disabilities. The firm, the UK's largest car buyer, is cracking down amidst concerns about the ...

With lower running costs than most petrol or diesel cars, hybrids are an attractive proposition for Motability customers ... to be found in the current Renault model line-up, and while it lacks ...