The New Vehicle Payment is a one-off £750 payment to help you get a brand-new car on the Motability Scheme.
This was due to end on 31 December 2024 for new customers, but we’ve extended it for a few days until 3 January 2025.
This is to give you a final chance to order your first car if your dealer is closed over the festive period.
Already have a vehicle on the Scheme? This end date does not affect you. If you’ve not already had the New Vehicle Payment, you’ll get it with your next car, even if that’s after 3 January 2025. You can use our tool to check.
How it works
Anyone who orders their first car or Wheelchair Accessible Vehicle (WAV) by 3 January 2025 will qualify for the £750 New Vehicle Payment.
If you order your first vehicle from 4 January 2025, you will not be eligible for this payment.
You do not have to collect your vehicle by 3 January 2025, but you must have completed your order with your dealer by this date.
Scooter and powered wheelchair customers get a £100 New Product Payment instead, and we’ve also extended this to 3 January 2025.
You’ll only get this payment once, not every time you get a new vehicle.
You cannot get both the New Vehicle Payment and the New Product Payment.
When is it paid?
There are two ways to get the £750 New Vehicle Payment:
We can send this to your dealer
If the car you choose has an Advance Payment, you can send your £750 to your dealer to put towards this cost.
If your Advance Payment is more than £750, you’ll need to pay the difference to your dealer.
If it’s less than £750, we’ll send you the rest after you get your vehicle, to spend how you choose.
Your dealer will ask how you’d like to use your New Vehicle Payment when you’re ordering.
You can only use the New Vehicle Payment towards the cost of your vehicle’s Advance Payment. You cannot use it towards the cost of adaptations or optional extras.
We can send this to you
If you do not ask for your New Vehicle Payment to go your dealer, or you order a car without an Advance Payment, we’ll send this to you in full within a few weeks of getting your new vehicle.
We’ll send this by bank transfer if you’ve saved your bank details in your Motability Scheme online account. If not, we’ll send a cheque.
If you order a scooter and powered wheelchair, you’ll get the £100 New Product Payment instead, and this will be paid to you after you get your product.
For more information, visit our New Vehicle Payment page and try our tool to check if you’re eligible.
Interested in joining the Scheme?
Enjoy everyday freedom with a brand-new, reliable vehicle on the Motability Scheme. Simply exchange your qualifying mobility allowance for a brand-new car, Wheelchair Accessible Vehicle (WAV), scooter or powered wheelchair and our worry-free package. Remember, every lease comes with a full package, with everything you need to stay on the road:
- Insurance for three drivers
- Full RAC breakdown assistance
- Servicing and maintenance
- Plus a lot more.
Am I eligible?
You need to receive one of these qualifying mobility allowances, with at least 12 months left, to be eligible to join the Motability Scheme.
How to join
Ready to join the 700,000 people across the UK already enjoying a worry-free Motability Scheme lease? Find out how to join now.
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