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Car tax refund
Hi everyone, hope all coping with the holiday season, not joyful for everyone unfortunately. Mine is a general query about refund of car tax, this morning my husband took car documents to the post office, to claim the car tax exception, achieved via the enhanced mobility award. Log book will be returned in four weeks, but…
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Ordered car future payments
Hi I’ve ordered a mobility car signed for it got all the paperwork the payments are for total allowance at the rate now, the car won’t be here till July august, I believe pip goes up in April does that mean the payments will be total allowance then, or set at the amount I receive now? Hope someone understands that lol..…
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Mobility scheme
Today I signed up for my second car which was an experience in itself. The woman I dealt with twice now knew nothing about the car I was interested in. Anyway, i signed up for the car and she said something strange which cannot be true. She said that the car normally takes three months but could arrive in two months. She…
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The lows & highs of sorting out my first Motability car!
Back in October I had my PIP review and was happy to discover that my PIP mobility had been upgraded from standard to enhanced so I decided that I was going to apply for a mobility car instead of taking the money. The first thing I had to do was send my license back to DVLA to update my address and remove my category D…
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Mobility car question
Hello folks I'm due a new car on mobility in the next few weeks my question is does anyone know when you go to pick up the car can you then have it delivered to your door after signing and entering the pin to release the car? many thanks
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DVLA and Medical Conditions
I didn't want to hijack @BrettW's thread but did want to point out the DVLA can be surprisingly compassionate and quick in sorting out medical conditions My daughter has her capability to hold a C1 licence reviewed every year due to her MS. For the second year running she's had to come off the road as a Paramedic On…
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Wheelchair Accessible Vehicles and luggage/cargo
Hello! I am brand new to the forum, I have been searching online for forums for users of wheelchair accessible vehicles so I am asking around in multiple places. I have a daughter who is in a wheelchair, and we're looking for our first WAV. We've had a demo this morning of a Ford Freedom which was great in so many ways,…
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Too old to get a Blue Badge?
Hi, I’m just wondering, is it hard for older people severely disabled by arthritis and on long waiting lists for hip operations to get Blue Badges? My Dad’s walking has got so bad that if he can’t park right outside a building, it’s too far for him to walk. He’s even using sticks indoors. His doctor was quite defeatist (…
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Motability
hi i currently have a lease and car with motability shortly after we picked up the current buckle 3 years ago around Xmas time my partners was pulled over for a breath test which was fine then the police officer said to my partner you realize your not insured to drive this motability car we were dumb founded . The car was…
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Slightly worred about an upcoming holiday
Hi, I was wondering if anyone could reassure me or inform me on what to do as I'm currently on Pip and LCWRA for my epilepsy and other issues but I've had a Christmas holiday booked for a week in Iceland and I wasn't sure if I would have to declare it to someone or if id be fine just going since it's only for a week but I…
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Transport
Hi everyone i have recently plucked up the courage to start travelling, locally at the moment, in my wheelchair. What are your experiences with Uber. My friend suggested it rather than conventional taxis but I have no idea of whether they are very ‘wheelchair friendly’. Any experience anyone has had would help me. Thank…
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Motability car with Torque Converter
I am considering a motability car - having been entitled to one since being assessed for PIP, 18 months ago - I was given my enhanced rate award for 10 years !! I currently have a small hatchback that is now over 6 years old but still has only 15,000 miles on the clock - is an automatic (Torque Converter) and I prefer this…
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Advice needed regarding claiming travelling expenses for NHS treatment
I haven't tried claiming travelling expenses (bus fare) yet for NHS treatment, because I didn't realise that I could. What's the general procedure please? The thing is, when I travel on the bus to go to my NHS dentist, sometimes I'm not given a physical ticket any more. What happens when that happens? Thanks a lot.
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Unsuitable vehicles on Motability
I’m an ambulant wheelchair user. I can’t find a car big enough to store my wheelchair, front wheel adaptation and my dogs. So I am now looking at a WAV but I don’t want to be a passenger in my wheelchair and I don’t want to drive from my wheelchair. There doesn’t seem to be an option for me, or maybe I am wrong? I have had…
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Good News Story - my BB application.
Well received my PIP award letter on 28th October with confirmation of my award and points allocation so decided to apply to my local council for a blue badge as I'm intending to go on to the motability scheme. Filled out the application on the same day and submitted it to the GOV website. Long story short got an email…
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Just passed my test but I can't get insured on my own Motobility car
Hi everyone, thanks for reading. I'm looking for some advice. I have a Motability car and I had a driver to only have in my provisional license. I've now passed my driving test and I cannot get insured on my own Motability car due to a LC20 conviction which was driving in a car in another vehicle now passied and done it I…
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advice on managing long term health conditions
Hello just looking for some advice on managing long term health conditions I have lBD Crohn's Disease/ Bile acid diarrhoea / congitlal Heart condition and high blood preasure. I still am having problems with managing my conditions i still have symptoms i am still having bowel problems flare ups . I try to managed by being…
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Advice on PCN
My wife and I have recently been issued with a PCN for parking in a disabled bay with a 3 hour limit and forgetting to set the clock with the blue badge. We were in the bay for 2 hours so did not exceed the time limit although admittedly did not set the clock. We have appealed to Staffordshire council twice but they will…
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Blue Badge Scheme
I have a blue badge and it is coming up for renewal in a couple of months but I am confused. I have read that you automatically get a blue badge if awarded 8 points or more in the ‘moving around’ activity or 12 points in the ‘planning and following journeys' I cannot remember what my last points were, but I was sent for an…
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Hi, my name is foxdp! Has anyone else else had their motability car denied
Hi, Has anyone else else had their motability car denied because their pip is up for review? My current pip end date is 14 August 2024..and my mtability car was denied just lake ..that essentially means I'm house bound..
