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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…
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Hi, my name is quickfinger! I have been trying to contact DWP
HEPL! I have been trying to contact DWP for over three weeks now I have spent hours on hold on the line and then it goes dead. Maybe one of you guys can help me, I have recently been sent my PIP letter (I have been disabled for ten years) will this suffice to tax my car as I have lost any certificate I may have had. Thanks…
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Blue badge assessment update
Hi all good morning, Just to say I had my blue badge assessment on Wednesday the 12th of April it wasn't early nine am assessment which I am glad about on the arrival there was no one to create me as the letter said lol but went in to reception no one even asked me for ID so I showed them the letter that I have a blue…
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Hi, my name is Sheltielover! Advice on certificate of entitlement for my car
Hi my name is Joan [removed by moderator - personal information] and I need to ask for some advice.
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Driving Lessons Help
I'm not eligible for the motability scheme as I only receive the standard component of mobility in PIP but I also received the enhanced rate of daily living. Being able to access a vehicle would help me so much in day to day life since I have several mental health problems and I find public transport and taxis too…
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Hi, my name is Liamcar1985! Grant for Motability car
Hi all just wonderjng if anyone can point me in the right direction. I have been disabled majority of my life got indefinate dla when i was a child then moved to pip where ive always got low rate my mobility has took a dramatic turn for the worst. I prdered a mobility car back in January 2022, I was working at the time so…
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insurance for a 16 year old wihth full driving licence
Hi everyone This is my first time posting here. My son is 16 years old and receives higher rate PIP for mobility, subsequently because of that he has been able to learn to drive at 16. He has now passed his theory and practical test and has ordered a motability car which wont be with him until October. I am trying to find…
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Hi, my name is paullovell1! school street operation
I am a black taxi driver and constantly struggling to drop disabled passengers to their address in Lambeth London where a school street operation is in force, how do the disabled community feel about this discrimination
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Mobility Scooter
We purchased a Golden Technology mobility scooter for my wife, and it works great when it's working. Unfortunately the thing breaks down a lot and the company we bought it from has bad service and it takes forever to get the thing fixed. Since my wife is stuck in her chair when there's no scooter, we purchased another one…
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Disabled bus pass
Hi all can I have some help please. I’m my wife’s appointed Person because of her condition. Planning a route is difficult and needs Company. I’ve been trying to get a disabled bus pass south Wales. On her descriptors she been scored under the numbers they are looking for. So planning got 10 points and they are looking for…
