Mobility Car Rules

A question about : Mobility Car Rules

Hi anyone out there who can answer this question...

My question is 'Is there a hole in the benefits system?'

The situation is...

11 year old boy able bodied, socialises well with Asberger's syndrome, receives DLA and qualifies for getting a car on mobility because he needs driving to school, clubs etc.
Mother has Lupus and arthritis, receives DLA and qualifies for a mobility car.
Father, fully able bodied, no disabilities, works full time.

So, boy has car that mother drives, mothers car is driven soley by father to go to work etc. Can this be right? Is there a hole in the benefits system that allows a family to have 2 mobility cars when 1 of the recipents is only 11 years old? Or can this only be done if there is 'underhandedness' going on?

Thanks

From angry/bewildered tax payer who sees able bodied father using mobility car inappropriately or am I bitter!

Best answers:

• I do know that you are not allowed to use a mobility car for a partner to go to and from work, it has to be used to help the disabled person, or something that will help them or be for them.
  Also we were told that as my son(5) has ASD and had mobility problems we would have to wait to see if we qualified for higher rate mobility before we would be allowed a mobility car, we can't get one for the care part of DLA or the lower rate of mobility.
• As mspig has said it it only to be used for the disable person. And not for husband/wife to use for jollies like going off tyo work.
  But if they where taking the person who the DLA is for to the Dr's, shopping etc then it should be ok.
  Yours
  Calley
• I dont think that would slip through the net.
  If (a) gets a mobility vehicle for (c) sons needs then a/b wouldnt get the 2nd household vehicle in theory....but they would still get the money anyway ie high rate mobility component.
  If (a) has care needs themselves at 35 hours or more a week and claiming for it , yet is looking after autistic son when husband is at work whom is supplying (a) care?
  If husband is "working" then no doubt that might be dodgy too.
  But as posters have already said if father is driving to work with a mobility car assigned to another persons needs then he is doing so illegally.Two accounts of fraud really , because no doubt the road fund licence is also disabled class....these kinds of fraud will be treated harshly when found out.
  Unfortunately theres no real detection in benefit fraud investigation , its almost always luck and being reported by someone thats peeved.
• I thought they only got the mobility car once they reached 16, providing that they meet the rules (medical condition, eye sight requirements, etc) for driving?
• Perhaps they have bought their car through the Mobility scheme, if they have I can't see that anyone can tell them when the car can be used? I know someone who does this and I might add it not a cheap option and she uses the car without her OH being in the car, its not like a blue badge.
  https://www.motability.co.uk/main.cfm?Type=CHSW
  cross posted with other posters.
• Hi,
  Since about 2 years ago, cars on the Motabilty leasing scheme can only be taxed as 'Disabled'. There is no option to tax a motability lease car 'normally'.
  Therefore as it has to be taxed disabled, use by another ((not the claimant) for their needs is not permitted. It can only be used for the needs of the claimant.
  Someone in my locality was recently fined at court when the DVLA found they were not using the car for the disabled persons needs but using it for their own purposes.
  Pete
• YES it does happen, the father isprobably supposedly driving the boy everywhere and the mother needs her own vehicle to go to hospital etc.... I know an elderly couple up my street, they have Mobility car each, one they share as husband and wife do..... other son who is police officer travels all over in mummy's supposed car.....!!!! tell me about it.
• Please don't shout at me cos I'm only wondering, the car is to be used for the DLA recipient's benefit, therefore couldn't the husband, by going to work and providing for them, be seen as using it to benefit them?
• MSE is full of the judgemental, in the last 24 hours.
  Some people really need to A) get a life and B) try walking in the shoes of those they judge.