Rejected petition: STOP MOTABILITY ALLOWANCE CHANGES
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For many disabled people, a Motability vehicle is not a luxury but an essential means of maintaining independence. The allowance reduction stops people investing in simple pleasures every one else enjoys.
These changes could lead to:
Increased financial pressure on people already living on fixed incomes or disability benefits.
Difficult choices about whether they can afford a more suitable vehicle.
Reduced ability to travel for hospital appointments, employment, education, caring responsibilities and social activities if they are concerned about exceeding mileage limits.
Greater risk of isolation, particularly for people in rural areas where public transport is limited.
Why was this petition rejected?
There’s already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.
You are more likely to get action on this issue if you sign and share a single petition.
We already have an open petition which relates to the change to this allowance, and calls for it to be restored to what it was before. You may wish to sign that petition:
Motability to maintain higher mileage options for disabled people
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/765906We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.