This may be well known to all of my well-read colleagues on this web site. However, for the dim one's (like myself) I have just read today that from 1/10/2004 applications are now welcome from potential customers with at least 12 months HR/MOB of DLA or War pensions mob supplement remaining when they apply.
Source: Disabled Motorist mag, Nov 2004

hi brg -

for more info on this, see the rightsnet news story Changes to the Motability scheme: New rules to benefit 150,000 disabled motorists

- shawn