Created for Motability Scheme customers

Created for Motability Scheme customers

August 2025

Read all the stories from our August 2025 issue

“A WAV changed my life”

Caroline has pink hair, and she is sat on her wheelchair smiling at the camera

Recipe: Cold strawberry and melon soup

Strawberry soup in a white bowl

“Why we love... running”

Team Kerr holding their medals at the London Marathon 2025

Meet the young entrepreneurs who turned their bright idea into a dream career

Charlie Randell and Caprice-Kwai Randell photographed in front of a blue backdrop

Vehicle safety: Dashboard warning lights explained

A collage image of car dashboard warning lights

Travel: Your guide to accessible Ireland

The Copper Coast route route which winds through secret coves and villages

All you need to know about microplastics

A finger with white reside on it

Taking your Scheme car abroad

Car driving through forest

What Car? review: Volkswagen Tayron

Volkswagen Tayron on a country road

What Car? review: Mini Countryman

Mini Countryman on a country road

Money-savers: 10 wins for your wallet

A model wearing pink rebirth garments which are an exhibit at the Design and Disability exhibition and a powered wheelchair user visiting an English Heritage site

What Car? review: Renault 5

Yellow Renault 5 sat in a warehouse

The keys to independence

Wera Hobhouse, Liberal Democrat MP for Bath hands Motability customer keys to her new car

Small business shout out: Author Rosemary Dun

A segment of The Trouble with Love book cover on a faded blue background

Entertainment: August 2025

A collection of book, podcast and movie artwork

The Edit: Home sweet home

A selection of everyday, useful and affordable daily aids to use at home

Grants: Cycling for all

A man riding a tricycle on a public path

Removing barriers to travel

The interior of a public single-decker bus

Drive change this World EV Day

An image of a Hyundai Kona rendered in a urban landscape saturated in a pink hue

Motability Scheme Live: Your invitation to our next events

A picture taken at Motability Scheme Live, Birmingham

Powered wheelchairs and scooters: New models put to the test

A powered wheelchair user

WAV or adapted car? How to decide

A car seat with adaptations for wheelchair users

Rachel Burgess answers your electric vehicle questions

Kia EV towing a caravan

What Car? review: Hyundai Inster

Hyundai Inster

5 mins with...Steve Best and Simon Minty

Simon Minty (right) and Steve Best (left) from Abnormally Funny People pose in front of a neutrally coloured wall backdrop

How to prepare for adulthood

A collage of images showcasing preparing for adulthood

First adaptive toothbrush handles solve dexterity challenges

Toothbrushes lined-up side-by-side

The accessible boardwalk at Blackpool Sands

An accessible boardwalk at Blackpool Sands

Mum publishes inclusive children’s book

Mum and daughter smiling at the camera while taking a selfie

Welcome to Lifestyle online

Photo of the website on a laptop and phone screen

Tesco trial to give away surplus food

An aisle at Tesco with some sandwiches

Ice skating to become more inclusive

Ice-skaters dressed in orange and black and lifting one arm up

Adidas shoe for Down syndrome community

Two girls side-by-side. One has Down Syndrome and is unboxing some shoes

Kids’ Corner: All things money

A collection of children's book covers focussed on financial literacy
The Motability Scheme is the service that keeps disabled people moving. It’s delivered by Motability Operations and overseen by the Motability Foundation, which helps disabled people make the journeys they choose.