Disability benefits claimants will no longer be allowed to access luxury cars such as BMWs, Audis and Mercedes on the Motability scheme.

Motability Operations, the company which runs the scheme, has announced that it will stop leasing these high-end models “immediately”.

It follows pressure from the Labour Government to end the luxury options , with opposition parties calling the range of cars an “absolute scandal”. New Feature

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Chancellor Rachel Reeves was concerned about the fairness of offering a “premium motoring experience” that most working families cannot afford.

Motability Operations has also agreed with the Government to commit to making 50 per cent of cars available through the scheme British-built by 2035.

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