Just a point of information about the so-called "free cars" that so many sickness benefit-opposers love to rant on about. First, you do not get given a car. You lease a car under the scheme. Second, you can only take part in the Motability scheme if you receive the Higher Rate Mobility Component (HRMC) of the Disability Living Allowance (DLA) - currently £51.40 per week. You are allowed to use some or all of this allowance to offset the cost to you of leasing the car. If you choose a cheap car, the allowance might just cover the cost, but if you choose a more expensive car (one you can easily stash your wheelchair in, for example) you can pay extra on top of your HRMC. In addition, you may have to pay an upfront fee (which could be as much as £2000 or more) on top in order to get a more expensive model. So, even with the cheapest car in the scheme, you are not getting it free and you do not own the car. Finally, I suggest that anyone who still wishes to whinge on about this scheme, which is there to help the most disabled people in the country to get around a bit more easily, takes a look at just how bloody hard it is to qualify for that allowance. I apologise to those who find that their prejudices are inconvenienced by hard facts.

I do not receive the allowance, therefore do not partake in the scheme, by the way.