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The Great Motability Rip-Off
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THE bloated face of capitalism has reared its ugly head with frankly astonishing facts about Motability — the taxpayer-funded scheme allowing people with disabilities to lease a car, a wheelchair accessible vehicle, a scooter or a powered wheelchair according to individual needs over a three-year period.
This scheme is an absolute lifeline for disabled people.
Its bottom line is allowing disabled people to have a stake in society, a means to get to work, a way to get disabled children into school, a day trip further afield, a holiday, trips to and from the shops in town and a way to be independent moving around your own home.
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