Buying a WAV/mobility vehicle as a non wheelchair user?

[MT606]

Anyone on here ever done so?

What issues are likely to arise/need looking at before purchasing one, I would have to apply to change the tax class is all I can find out....

 

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[Mr Pastry]

Why should there be any special issues?  Mostly they are low mileage, carefully driven and well looked after.  I have had a WAV Kangoo for years.  It has never been in the disabled tax class, it is registered as an MPV, and I have never had a problem with insurance.   It's a practical car/van/camper.   The lowered floor and ramp are often useful.  The only disadvantages are that it is difficult to retro-fit a full width rear seat, and almost impossible to fit a tow bar if you wish to retain the ramp. 

 

 

[Zelandeth]

Changing tax class and such is no issue.  No different to any car that's been issued by Motabiliy.

Only thing I'd say is to get some insurance quotes first as I found mine to be surprising expensive to insure for what it was - a lot of companies who seem to specialise in vehicles like that look to have a 20 year age cut off so I was left with a fairly small pool to choose from, so not sure if it's easier with a newer example.  Plus it does just seem that small vans just *are* a bit pricy to insure as the absolutely standard Peugeot Partner I replaced it with wasn't much cheaper.

[Noel Tidybeard]

7 hours ago, Mr Pastry said:

Why should there be any special issues?  Mostly they are low mileage, carefully driven and well looked after.  I have had a WAV Kangoo for years.  It has never been in the disabled tax class, it is registered as an MPV, and I have never had a problem with insurance.   It's a practical car/van/camper.   The lowered floor and ramp are often useful.  The only disadvantages are that it is difficult to retro-fit a full width rear seat, and almost impossible to fit a tow bar if you wish to retain the ramp. 

 

 

naah loads are ambulances & taxis🤣

[Low Horatio gearbox]

None.

 

Tax class change is easy  as long as you have the right letter  (which I apparently didn't twice - my error)  otherwise umm buy "a good one"  wich fits your needs (obvs).   Make sure any adaptations work properly and or have been serviced/inspected if nessasary- hoist/lifts/ramps.  I assume your changing it into the disabled/PIP/motability class? I think once its sold from motability /disabled user it is automaticallyally shunted to the std vehicle RFL class when thr v5 goes off.

2nd hand they carry a  decent premium apparently.

 

[Ghosty]

WAVs take up a lot of space, you should get an mp3. 🙃