The Motability Scheme helps disabled people in the UK lease a new car, scooter, or powered wheelchair. It’s available to those receiving specific disability benefits, who exchange their payments for a leased vehicle.
The scheme includes insurance, vehicle tax, and breakdown cover. Eligible customers can also upgrade to a new car every three years.
There’s been plenty of chatter in the media about people driving high-end cars — think Mercedes and BMWs — through the scheme. Whether true or not, the reality is that many disabled people rely on this transport to live independently.
GB News Jumps In
Instead of criticising billionaires for avoiding taxes, GB News presenter Tom Harwood decided to take aim at disabled people.
Reacting to the Motability news, Harwood suggested that the government should stop people from “playing the system” by handing out less desirable cars.
He posted:
“Make all the free cars the government gives out to people with autism or ADHD look like this and see how many people really need to claim them.”
Yes, really.
Social Media Wasn’t Having It
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