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Approved for Blue Badge (PIP standard rate). Some questions.
Sorry if this will be explained in the pack with the new badge but I have some questions I cannot find answers to. Scored 10 points on the mobility section of PIP which seemed to fastrack the Blue Badge award. PIP backdated to May 2022 where it increased from standard living to standard living and mobility. Award letter…
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Shouted at by disabled passenger in priority seats - what to do in these scenarios?
Hi all, I have an invisible neuro cardiological condition that means I can't stand for very long so I use priority seating on busses. On 2 separate occasions I have had elderly disabled people have a go at me for not giving it up. The first was tense then funny as the 82 year old turned to me after I said I was disabled…
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bus passes
Hi, anyone else had experience with applying for freedom passes? I have been told I will probably have to have an assessment but don't know how they are going to assess my mobility/fitness to drive when my conditions are largely hidden. I know from guidance and evidence I provided that it should be enough but I am worried…
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Transfer for a disabled person
Is there any option if I want to fly to Corfu that it is not just a taxi, but one that meets all my requests? I've run into scammers a couple of times already, it's not pleasant
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Parking bay outside house
My husband has just got his blue badge and we are considering applying for parking bay outside our house. He can't walk far and he's not going out very often because he's afraid he can't get parked near the house. The street is terraced housing with no off-road parking. Does anyone find it causes resentment with the…
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Too old to claim PIP but get AA at the highest rate
Seems to me, and I have done a lot of research on this, that for those who have great difficulty in moving around and are too old to claim PIP (mobility) but yet receive the day and night award of AA for difficulty in moving around a Blue Badge is only awarded by concession after a lengthy and grueling assessment of their…
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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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Tavel insurance
Hi I'm wondering what is best travel insurance do any of you use? I do have a rewards account with my bank, but the fine print says pre exciting conditions may not be covered and will be a excess charge. Hmm who you using when going abroad.
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pip mental health. does anyone know how to get a report on how you got the points you got?
hi does anyone know how to get a report on how you got the points you got giving you pip please
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Advance payment.
I should have picked up my new motability car in February 2023 but it's been delayed untill later this year. I agreed to pay £600 as an advance payment and signed the paperwork for that amount. Since I signed the paperwork the advance payment for that car has been reduced by several hundred pounds. I was wondering if…
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Blue badge assessment
Hi all, Just wanted to ask if anyone has had a blue badge assessment recently and how was it for you and is it the same as pip assessment and LCWRA assessment..? If anyone could give me a heads up please Thankyou in advance 🙏😊
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Hi everyone I really hope that you can help me
I have been trying to get a new certificate of entitlement for disabled road tax which I have been entitled to for 15 years and I can't even get through on the phone I have even written 4 letters and yet no reply can anyone please tell me what to do many thanks
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Hi, my name is ingit21! Why was I refused road tax exemption at the post office?
My certificate of entitlement for car tax as ran out last year, i have bought a used car went to tax it at the P O &they have refused me. i thought i should have been examined after 4 years but have heard nothing any ideas why this has happened pls
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Hi, my name is paulgolds! changing motability car
hi all im new i got a motability car in november 2022 and bk in garage now throgh the stop start system i have a mg hs i want it changeing
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Should I accept ticket refund or expect more when discriminated by bus provider who refused access
2 local service busses one after another refused to put the ramp down for me to access the bus letting others access then driving away. I mafe a complaint and they said as they had awarded a temp contract with another bus company to run their buses they will contact them for answers. In the meantime they have said this is…
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Need a blue badge but only have standard PIP
i jst wanted to ask for some advice as i have been tryin to get a bluebadge due to me having arthritus in all my joints an baddler problems i cant wait to get to the toilet i have had a few accidents in car parks but they still say no an pip refused to up my pip as bladder probs dont come under there list of illnesses but…
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Hi, my name is katseyes72! can I still get a mobility car and is it worth trying?
Hello everyone. I won my PIP tribunal 10/3/23, first applied 03/22,. Not had the call about bank, hospital etc yet. Was wanting to get a mobility car but by time money is sorted I won't have 12 months left cos is awarded from 03/22 until 03/24. Was told would hopefully be moved over to ADP before then. So my question is -…
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London public transport
Hello, I'm Eden and have only recently become a wheelchair user. I'm a 67 yr old male from Walthamstow. At the moment I have a self-propelled model on loan from the Red Cross. I'm not good at steering myself around and don't have much arm strength anyway so the only times I venture out is if a friend pushes me and then…
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Hi, my name is Rute! how I can get a PIP certificate to apply for disability free vehicle tax?
Hello, I would like to know how I can get a PIP certificate to apply for disability free vehicle tax, I receive PIP for mobility, it’s the first time I’m trying to applyfor this. Thank you
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Rail travel abroad
Hi! I'm Sadie and I have CP. I've always wanted to travel (preferably on my own), and now that I'm 20 I feel like it could be a realistic prospect in the next few years. I just wanted to ask, how have people's experiences been using train services in other countries and arranging special assistance? I'd love to go to Italy…
