For the love of God..............

[Mega]

..........they can't give Mega's money away fast enough!
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...ed-scheme.html
Mike

[mooncliff]

Re: For the love of God..............

That is way over the top!
Someone must be profiting behind the curtain...

[GRG55]

Re: For the love of God..............

That is way over the top!
Someone must be profiting behind the curtain...

"...Mike Betts, its chief executive, earns £1.17 million a year..."


£1.17 million a year to run a car leasing company? That must be one specialized and highly skilled executive...

[seems like a mini-version of how Fannie and Freddie were run]

[lektrode]

Re: For the love of God..............

amazing!
i'm almost relieved actually - there i was thinking that this sort of welfare-state taxpayer-ripoff was an 'only in america'
outrage, confined to our bluestates....

its 'nice' to see that y'all over on that side of the pond can even _outdo_ our nanny-state psycho-babble practitioners...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...ed-scheme.html
To get the mobility element, families of sufferers must prove they need ‘guidance or supervision most of the time from another person when walking out of doors in unfamiliar places’. They can either spend it themselves on transport, or have it paid direct to Motability to provide a lease car.

The £205 benefit is enough to cover the full monthly cost of cars such as a Vauxhall Astra or a Ford Focus on a three-year lease.

However, it is not means-tested. If better-off claimants want a bigger or more luxurious car, they can supplement the grant with their own cash. For example, they can get a £35,000 BMW by handing over a top-up payment of £9,000. After three years, they get another new car.


HOW THE MOTABILITY CAR SYSTEM (scam) WORKS


A claimant whose child has been diagnosed with ADHD can download a claim form which they can either post or submit online.
They must set out the reasons why they should receive Disability Living Allowance – for instance, because they have trouble dressing themselves or using the lavatory. (? so they need a car because of _that_ ?)

They should also explain why they qualify for the ‘mobility’ element. According to advice on a Government website, this would include ‘physical problems when walking out of doors’ and ‘needing someone with them when out of doors in unfamiliar places. You may, for example, need help to cross the road or avoid obstacles.’ The claim should be backed up by a doctor’s reference.

More than half of claims are approved without further checks.
Once accepted, the claimant completes an online application at a car showroom.
Motability confirms with the Department for Work and Pensions that the claim has been approved before providing a car which suits the claimant’s needs.


More than 11,000 of the cars obtained via Motability are high-end models such as BMWs and Mercedes.

In the past year, when many people have been forced to sell their cars or buy second-hand because of the recession, the number of Motability cars on the road has risen by 35,000.
Some car dealers have promoted the Motability scheme to claimants’ relatives by assuring them that they can keep the car at a separate address and use it for personal commuting and family trips without Government investigators finding out. A total of 200,000 of the cars are used by the disabled person’s friends or relatives.