Leanne Wright thought she was doing the right thing by driving an electric car – but now feels she is being financially penalised for living in a terraced home and not being able to have a home charger.
The 44-year-old mum-of-one, who lives in Liverpool, is on personal independence payments (PIP), as she has Ehler-Danlos syndromes (EDS), a genetic condition which affects connective tissues.
Leanne told The i Paper that she only learnt to drive when she was 39 – and it was her son Ben’s situation which prompted her to do it.
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“The Motability car is mine because my EDS means I struggle to walk, but the main reason I have the car is because my son has autism and ADHD and his anxiety is really bad. He doesn’t do well with strangers at all, so can’t use public transport,” she says.
