Interesting -you obviously researched this a lot from the time of your last post.
However, when buying anything secondhand, particularally a car, one normally has to compromise on make, model, year and colour. So, you may be very very limited in your choice. As a primary means of transport, surely a cars suitability should rank above aesthetics? Or put another way, win win may be unachievable here, and you also have the small problem of getting a dealer to sell you a single car with vat invoice, when they have other avenues that are easier for them or that they may have a contract to sell cars to certain dealers?
If this was a straigt forward matter, surely mobility/disability groups would have information on where to go to procure a secondhand vehicle vat and vrt free?
My feeling here is that you forgo the vat element and choose the car you want from the normal pool of used cars. You will still make a sizeable saving and be mobile sooner, rather than later, which is the purpose of the grant/certificate. However, I fear you will disagree and opt for the full benefit of the cert and the difficult to find perfect car!