Hi
Unfortunately my wife now has terminal cancer diagnosis. We have had a motability car for many years for her. It's our only car. I gave up work years ago to look after her. Ive just looked up what happens if she dies, and Motability says the car needs to go back within 2 weeks after death.
We have no second car, I have no job as i'm a full time carer. I wont be able to get a loan to get a car as i have no job. I would need to get a job (and i'm able), but i need a car to get a job. Catch 22. So the 2 week limit on return of the car would make life really hard. It's bad enough having to deal with the devastating personal circumstances, let alone loss of income and loss of transport. It's not even something that i want to deal with right now, but I have no choice to try and face it now, unless I want an even harder time later on.
It feels like when your caring 'job' is over, your binned and out on your own.
Some sort of grace period, adjustment period would have been much less callous.
Ive yet to find out all the other info, but i'm guessing everything stops instantly, carers allowance, council tax help, any of my wife's allowances. Everything cut off straightaway...there you go... have a good life....good bye. I hope im wrong?
Anyone had any experience or advice would be really helpful
Thanks
Unfortunately my wife now has terminal cancer diagnosis. We have had a motability car for many years for her. It's our only car. I gave up work years ago to look after her. Ive just looked up what happens if she dies, and Motability says the car needs to go back within 2 weeks after death.
We have no second car, I have no job as i'm a full time carer. I wont be able to get a loan to get a car as i have no job. I would need to get a job (and i'm able), but i need a car to get a job. Catch 22. So the 2 week limit on return of the car would make life really hard. It's bad enough having to deal with the devastating personal circumstances, let alone loss of income and loss of transport. It's not even something that i want to deal with right now, but I have no choice to try and face it now, unless I want an even harder time later on.
It feels like when your caring 'job' is over, your binned and out on your own.
Some sort of grace period, adjustment period would have been much less callous.
Ive yet to find out all the other info, but i'm guessing everything stops instantly, carers allowance, council tax help, any of my wife's allowances. Everything cut off straightaway...there you go... have a good life....good bye. I hope im wrong?
Anyone had any experience or advice would be really helpful
Thanks