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Read me! Motability and Blue Badges
This is our new category on motability and blue badges, we have lots of information on the main website here. Motability Motability enables disabled people to use their Government-funded mobility allowance to lease a new car, scooter or powered wheelchair. Motability can sometimes help with the cost of driving lessons for…
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Advice needed about using mobility scooter in Spain
Has anyone been to Benidorm and either hired or taken a mobility scooter or power chair? I decided to brave it and try a holiday abroad with a couple of friends. I thought it would be fairly straightforward but it seems to be fraught with difficulties. I can’t walk independently at all and use a power wheelchair or a…
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Motability are taking my car
Hi. Motability are taking back my car. Claiming misuse. It has a tracker to show its not misused. Its my lifeline. Im 67 I have no one close only my daughter and son in law. They are 20 min away in a car and £5 fuel. Public transport is 1 bus 25 min, 1 train 30 min, and only 1 train an hour. What can I do? Motability wont…
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New EU travel requirements from October
I’m just wondering how the new European travel system (EES) coming in in October requiring facial scans and finger prints will work for disabled children and adults who have problems with controlling hands, heads etc? Has any work been done on this in anticipation? https://www.gov.uk/guidance/eu-entryexit-system
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Road tax refunds
Good morning everyone I have just been given enhanced mobility. I do not drive, I rely on my husband to drive me everywhere. We use our own car and 99.9 % of the time it is used for me and my needs. Very occasionally my husband uses it to visit family or a friend without me as I am sometimes too unwell. We can't seem to…
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Tilt in Space transit wheelchair recommendations
Hi all. Is this the right forum to ask about people's experience of different wheelchairs? Has anyone got any recommendations for a Tilt in Space transit wheelchair? We have been looking at the Invacare Rea Azalea Tilt in Space Transit chair. It looks well made and has many adjustment features but does anyone have any…
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BEING ACCEPTED FOR HOSPITAL TRANSPORT USING NEPTS
Hi all, OMG! I have just been accepted for hospital transport after battling them for weeks to recognise my disability (agoraphobia, panic attack, PTSD) and inability to travel by public transport of any kind. I have involved by therapist, GP, the head nurse and surgeon's secretary, Macmillan nurses, PALS, making a…
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Hi, my name is ChristineC1! Agoraphobia and hospital transport issues
Hiya, I've been agoraphobic for over 20 years and now have cancer again (just needs to be cut out with no further treatment). I read another article about being turned down for hospital transport despite describing in detail the symptons making me incapacitated (I am virtually housebound again). I've left messages for PALS…
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Hi, my name is Pieyta! Want to fit a tracker to my green power scooter, any advice?
I have green power fastest scooter & I want to fit a tracker but I do not know how to access the battery compartment to make the connections CCan anyone help please?
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Inster 2 adaptation - has anyone else had extended seat runners fitted?
I recently discovered that there is an adaptation that can be done to my prospective new car that will massively increase the leg room, viz. an extended seat runner. I am 6ft4 with long legs and the inster ticks most of my boxes except it is an "ok" fit, not perfect. Legs are a bit bunched up and because of the short space…
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PIP standard & 50% road tax.
Hi all. I have been claiming back 50% for a number of years. I recently changed my car and set about clawing back my 50%. I tax full up front online and then send in relevent PIP notice letter. The car was taxed from beggining of April 25 and i started my claim the start of May. According to DVLA my PIP forms could have…
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Bus pass
Hello basically I have recently moved from greater manchester to cheshire west and chester. In greater manchester I had a travel pass for disabled people because I was likely to be refused a driving license due to my level of disability. I am on a waiting list to be diagnosed with autism, but i have been diagnosed with…
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Now they want us to have second hand cars
Someone in government has had another not so bright idea. They think it would be a good idea to give mobilaty users a used car instead of hopefully a fault free and safe new car. Motability claimants should get second-hand cars not new BMWs, ministers told https://share.google/NTjASzY3GZ3cKWQCc
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Hi, my name is MargN51! How long does it take a V10 form to be processed by the DVLA?
hi I’m just looking for abit of advice on how long it takes for a v10 form to be processed at the dvla
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Posted A V10 Form to DVLA Lately?
How long did it take to get processed and show as taxed online? My car is currently SORN as I've been unable to drive for a while. It will need MOT soon and I hoped it could be collected by a garage while on SORN, but have been told that's not an option - at least for the local garages I've tried. As the car is SORN, it…
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Motability car can we retain it now adult disabled son has moved into a carehome
We have had a Motability car for many years to support our profoundly learning disabled non verbal autistic son. At age 27 he has now moved into a carehome 3 months ago. This was a very emotional decision for us but has worked out really well for him and he seems very happy and contented. The home do not want his…
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In need of a mobility scooter but clueless as to what to look for…
Hi everyone The time has come for me to try and get some independence back so I have decided that I need to purchase a mobility scooter. The problem is that I don’t really know much about them, only that owning one would make it easier to get out an about by myself. I have SPMS and it has affected my right side, including…
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Blind (ish) woman driving mobility scooter
We have a almost blind woman, near us (who uses a white stick when walking) who drives a class 3 mobility scooter on the road… How is this possible ? And how safe can it be ?
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Hi, my name is Danygraver! I need to renew my disabled Blue Badge
I need to renew my disabled Blue Badge in November>
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Blue Badge Renewal
Hi, Just had an email to say my Blue Badge renewal is due. Sadly I only got about 3 months use out of the badge before losing the ability to travel altogether. I'm wondering if there's any point in renewing it now? I did get 1E for PIP Mobility last year so should be automatically eligible for a badge in future if a…
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motabilty car scheme return policy inspection on my car signed off after 42 months
hello am new on here and need some help i have been on the motabilty car scheme for 12 years plus and have allways did what they said and have allways been weclome and given gcb every renewal bonus i returned my vw golf gtd in may i have had it 3 plus years . i dont smoke or have no pets in my car i returned my car when i…
