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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…
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Backdated PIP and 50% car tax
Can we apply to get a backdated car tax refund ? PIP has been awarded and backdated. Standard mobility so half price car tax
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I have been subjected to unlawful discrimination
This discussion was created from comments split from: Council Tax Rebate Council Wants To See Bank Account can I trust them.
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TV presenter Sophie Morgan in 'rage at the injustice' of Blue Badge theft
The presenter on Loose Women, and soon to be Strictly Come Dancing star, who uses a wheelchair, said she would have to wait weeks for her car to be fixed and a replacement Blue Badge issued. "I literally can't describe how disabling this is," she said, adding the inconvenience was "beyond measure". As described in the BBC…
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road tax exemption
For road tax exemption, you need a certificate not a statement - even though the 2 are identical apart from the magic word "certificate" took me an hour on the phone waiting to get through - then less than a minute to ask for the certificate - might be an idea to issue certificates only and not bother with the statement A…
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mobility
im not sure what to do. my elderly parents care for my sister. they have just chose a nissan leaf on motability. with a high lip on the boot which is hard enough to put a manual w.chair in. but unable to fit the electric chair in. they chose this car as they can no longer 'lift' the electric w.chair... Also my sister gets…
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Hi, my name is roger wilsher! I would like to get a Blue Badge
I am a Covid survivor who is receiving PIP because I am not able to move as well as I used to having been in an induced coma for eight weeks and in a hospital bed for six months. I would like to get a Blue Badge but need a copy of my PIP assessment letter. How can I get this?
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Portable Oxygen cylinder car insurance
Hi has anyone had trouble with car insurance in regards to transporting portable oxygen cylinders. I sent my car insurance company the standard BOC transporting of Oxygen cylinders in my car and got this response from them. They have take note of it but will not cover any claims which involves the explosion of oxygen…
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How do i apply for a blue badge
Hi to all, How do i apply for a blue badge so my daughters can take me to hospital appointments is hubby is unwell. I am registered as partially sighted and use crutches ect. Sparklebright63.
