<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>drivesmart on Birmingham Daily</title><link>https://birminghamdaily.co.uk/tags/drivesmart/</link><description>Recent content in drivesmart on Birmingham Daily</description><generator>Hugo -- gohugo.io</generator><language>en-us</language><lastBuildDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 05:01:37 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://birminghamdaily.co.uk/tags/drivesmart/index.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>DWP Urged to Lower Motability Drive Smart Age Limit for PIP and DLA Claimants Born After 1996</title><link>https://birminghamdaily.co.uk/dwp-urged-to-lower-motability-drive-smart-age-limit-for-pip-and-dla-claimants-born-after-1996/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 05:01:37 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://birminghamdaily.co.uk/dwp-urged-to-lower-motability-drive-smart-age-limit-for-pip-and-dla-claimants-born-after-1996/</guid><description>Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and Disability Living Allowance (DLA) claimants are demanding that the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and the Labour Party government reconsider upcoming changes to the Motability Scheme. Central to their concerns is the newly introduced Drive Smart age limit, which is set to increase from 25 to 30 starting July 1.
A growing petition—with over 1,500 signatures—calls for the government to reduce the Drive Smart age limit back to 25.</description></item></channel></rss>