Apply to lease an accessible vehicle
The Accessible Vehicles and Equipment Scheme helps disabled people to lease a range of vehicles including:
- cars
- scooters
- powered wheelchairs
- specially adapted vehicles
How it works
When you lease a vehicle through the scheme, it will be with our authorised provider, Motability Operations Ltd.
Social Security Scotland will help you pay the lease using all or part of either:
- your higher rate mobility component of Child Disability Payment
- your enhanced rate mobility component of Adult Disability Payment
- your higher rate mobility component of Scottish Adult Disability Living Allowance (Scottish Adult DLA)
You can find more information about the scheme on the Motability website.
Who can apply
Applying to lease a vehicle for yourself
You can apply to lease a vehicle yourself if you meet all of the following:
- you get either the:
- higher rate mobility component of Child Disability Payment
- enhanced rate mobility component of Adult Disability Payment
- higher rate mobility component of Scottish Adult DLA
- you're 16 or over
- you're able to manage your own payments
- you have at least 12 months until your next scheduled review, or you have an indefinite award
Applying to lease a vehicle on someone’s behalf
You may be able to apply to lease a vehicle on behalf of someone else.
This might be an option if you're either:
- a parent or guardian of a child receiving the higher rate mobility component of Child Disability Payment
- an appointee for someone who is receiving either the:
- higher rate mobility component of Child Disability Payment
- enhanced rate mobility component of Adult Disability Payment
- higher rate mobility component of Scottish Adult DLA
How to apply
To apply to lease a vehicle using the scheme, go to the Motability website where you can:
When visiting a dealership, you need to present your certificate of entitlement. You'll find this included in your Child Disability Payment or Adult Disability Payment decision award letter.
If your benefit is moving to Scottish Adult DLA, Social Security Scotland will send you your certificate of entitlement up to 5 days after your benefit has moved.