A major change has been announced to the Motability car scheme, with several top-end brands being removed from the list of vehicles available to people with disabilities . Ministers had warned that it was becoming “unfair” for working families to see luxury cars offered through a programme funded by taxpayers. Motability has now confirmed that BMW , Mercedes , Audi , Lexus and Alfa Romeo will no longer be offered on new leases.

The organisation said the update takes effect straight away and is designed to focus the scheme on cars that “meet disabled people’s needs and represent value and purpose”. Anyone already driving one of the removed brands will be able to keep their current car until the end of their lease, but they will have to choose a different manufacturer when they

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