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New air travel accessibility task force lead by Tanni Grey-Thompson
Has anyone seen this on the news today? Paralympian leads effort to improve travel for disabled people - BBC News Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson will be leading a team to improve accessibility in air travel "from booking to baggage claim". The Aviation Accessibility Task and Finish Group will be "holding airlines to account"…
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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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Trying to apply for blue badge but no photo ID
hello, I’m trying to help an elderly gentleman get his blue badge but he doesn’t have a passport or drivers license or birth certificate so I don’t know how to help him in those circumstances. Does anyone have any idea?
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Hi, my name is MikeyC123! Looking to buy a new Mobility Scooter. Help would be appreciated.
Looking to buy a new Mobility Scooter and don't want to buy a lemon. Are Green Power or Veleco any good, Three or four wheel, what's best, am gonna want a one charge to last me a week , or two if possible, and maybe 20 or up range would do me. Also one that could manage the odd english town roadside curd (for those idiots…
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Hi, my name is TraceyTrow! Is there any help with car tax?
afternoon everyone
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Wheelchair/Amputee
Hello, I was wondering if I could get some much needed advice and information. My father had a leg amputated during Covid, and unfortunately lives in a home on the top/2nd floor of a building with no lift. The only time he is able to leave his home is for hospital appointments because transportation is arranged by the…
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'I've been threatened over my Please Offer Me A Seat badge'
From BBC News Londoners living with disabilities and chronic health conditions say they have struggled to use a Transport for London (TfL) scheme while travelling, with one even threatened by another passenger. The "Please Offer Me A Seat" badge and card scheme, which marks its eighth anniversary this month, is designed to…
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Hi, my name is Donk1973! I have a fastest green powered scooter when I connect battery it trip ...
I have a fastest green powered scooter when I connect battery it trip the circuit breaker have changed the circuit breaker no joy plz help
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Passenger Assistance at St Pancras
Hi folks I used PA quite a bit to & from St Pancras last year with my mum for treatment. So I decided that I was ready to try it alone when I went to cat sit for my brother & sister in law this past week. I got left on the platform for 45mins when I arrived, only helped by a bin man I wouldn't move for, who went to get…
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Motability. Daughter at university as a named driver on Motobility. Anyone else
I had to edit the title post, but l didn't know how to do it as l'm new to this forum. Sorry. Had to repost. Hello everyone. I have MS. I spoke to Motobility about adding my daughter as a named driver for my new Motobility car. She was registered for my old Motobility car . But it's more complicated now. Motobility said it…
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Motobility for my adult daughter at university. I have MS
I have MS. I spoke to Motobility about adding my daughter as a named driver for my new Motobility car. She was registered for my old Motobility car . But it's more complicated now. Motobility said it was ok to do that when l spoke to them on the phone, but she wasn't with me, so l couldn't finish the application. l need to…
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Blue Badge Renewal Help
Hello, I am really struggling with my Blue Badge renewal, and I'm not sure what to do. I have a Blue Badge which was issued in 2022 by the previous authority I lived in, I have since moved areas and my Blue Badge is due to expire at the end of April 2025, however my current local authority are making the renewal very…
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Hi, my name is Amante! Motobility stopped, but I'm on high mobility.
Hello to the Scope community 😄 I'm referring to a lady who said her online application was stopped on the motability site. She had been awarded 4 years PIP at the higher mobility rate so well within date. The DWP confirmed her higher rate mobility award (didn't say whether PIP any other info). but it said she couldn't have…
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Disabled parking
Hi, has anyone ever taken on their local council over disability parking? I live on a road where none of us have drives; one section of the pavements are enough for a pram only but either side of this there are many areas that you could park two cars next to each other and still allow scooters, prams etc to pass but you…
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Returned Motability car early but PIP payments reflect lower mobility rate
I returned my Motability car last month for several reasons and today I received my monthly PIP but when I calculated the amount; it was enhanced daily living plus standard mobility instead of enhanced mobility. To complicate matters, I got contacted recently about my PIP review and how someone will be in touch if I need…
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Blue Badge moving into new area with different council
Hello My partner has a blue badge and we are hopefully moving into a different council area in a couple of months. This will be 5 hours away from current area What do we do about the blue badge, as we are moving and he will still need one when we move to the new area ? I was not sure if our blue badge would be valid in a…
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Hi, my name is Nannynutnut! I have paid my road tax in full as I had to change the class to disabled
I am a disabled driver in receipt of PIP I have paid my road tax in full as I had to change the class to disabled .. I now have my log book in disabled class but have been informed I can claim 50% of the tax I paid back … how do I do this please …
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Taking adult son on holiday, is there an allowance of some sort?
Hi, can anyone help with some advice about taking our adult son on holiday and whether there is an allowance of some sort? Our son is in full time adult 1:1 (plus night) care and he would like to go on holiday somewhere warm, by the sea. Does the council have an allowance we can apply for? He would need 2 of us so we could…
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Mobility - The Sun
It’s the Suns fault – coming up with garbage articles such as - which really get the general public up in arms about how these millions of undeserving scrounging disabled can “own” a new car FOR FREE !! Next I can see “Mobility” going the way of “Daily Living”
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Blue Badge Advice
My Blue badge is due to expire 14/06/2025 so I've recently received the email invitation to renew. I am on the Autism Spectrum and have minor physical ailments but they don't affect my walking distance. I sent in the renewal form, along with copies of my PIP award showing 12 points in "Planning and Following a Journey" as…
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Hi, my name is jhonterry! I'm disqualified from driving, but can my wife drive a Motability car?
i am currently disqualified from driving, my conviction start date was 26/10/2023 i believe i have to wait 5 years from this date to become illegible to "drive" a car on the mobility scheme, i am currently illegible to apply for a car because i meet all the requirements as i am on pip and have over 12 months left and i get…
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Hi, my name is BallinduneBeauty! Greenpower JH500 help needed.
Does anyone know how to take off rear nearside wheel as I have a puncture? Also, due to the puncture, I am thinking of replacing with solid tyres. Any recommendations please?
