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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..
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Parking & Speeding Fines
Hello everyone, both me & my hubby are disabled and struggle to do so many things that 'healthy mobile people do'. I have a question. Has anyone been in your car with a nominated driver. The nominated driver unfortunately got a speeding ticket for going 8mph over the limit. Then he got a Parking Charge for resting up at…
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Blue Badge Renewal nightmare
Is anybody else having problems with the Blue Badge team? Having held a badge for 30 years my partner has been put up for re-assessment despite providing letters from her GP, the Salisbury Gate Clinic, as well as a BD8 partial site form. The Islington BB team acknowledging the receipt of the completed BB renewal form 9…
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Parking permit /bays
Hi friends, I hope you've e been staying warm & well. I have a bit of question which i hope someone who has some amount of knowledgeable on the subject and can help with guidance in understanding how to go about it, as I don't know what the general rules are as the contract doesn't state clearly, but firectly asked if me…
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Hi, my name is Morag88! I am applying for a blue badge
I am applying for a blue badge and have lost my pip award, how do I get a copy..?
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Free road tax
Hi this is the first time I can get free road tax and I’m a little confused, so I take all the info to the post office to get the vehicle tax changed then what? Is that it done or do I then apply online for free tax? Thank you
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Cross Country Trains
This is what happened to me today on the train....it was so horrible and has set my Mental Health crazy this is what I have said to the company. Im very upset and disappointed in a member of your staff today. I use your trains regularly and always have my tickets. Today i had a pre booked ticket from Oakham to Cambridge at…
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Dlm mobility insurance decline
I have been through years of torture getting accepted for high rate pip I have recently won my tribunal and been awarded im 28 years old and haven’t been able to get around for a while due to not being able to afford a car insurance maintenance ect I have a 28 day disqualification on my license a dr40 which 3 years ago I…
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Hi, my name is Paddywack15! Can I transfer a Welsh blue badge to a local english council?
Trying to find out what to do, my mum is coming to live with me, she has not long renewed her badge in Wales, as she is unable to walk I want to apply for a disabled bay in front of my terraced house but the local council will not accept badges from elsewhere, anyne has a solution please, thx
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Abusive Car drivers
Does anybody have experience in reporting abusive car drivers? We were riding on a trike on a london road and a car driver drove up the wrong side of the road forcing my partner to stop and then stopped sticking out into the road forcing her to steer around. I put my hands up and shrugged and he wound down the window and…
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Motability & free road tax
Quick question. As I understand, being on upper rate mobility PIP I can claim free road tax on ONE vehicle. I have a Motability vehicle which states the road tax is "arranged". Does Motability utilise the free road tax, so it gets "used up" on my Motability car? Or can I purchase a 2nd, private, vehicle, and get free road…
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Advice on experience hiring mobility items abroad
This discussion was created from comments split from: Hi, my name is LuAst23!.
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Disabled Car Tax Exemption
Hello everyone I would like to ask someone if this is right, or am I wrong? A friend has a disabled young adult who is entitled to vehicle tax exemption. Friend is the nominated driver, but is teaching their son (lives at the same address) to drive in the tax exempt vehicle. Their son is insured to drive the car as a…
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Freedom pass Newham Application
Hi. I have a freedom pass and was set to expire 2025. However it has stopped working. Newham council say it was only issued for 1 year and has been stopped. I now need to reapply. The problem is they say they want a pip award letter detailing my mobility points scored dated within three months. But my Pip was awarded long…
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Can I get disabled person bus pass?
Can. I. Get. A. Disabled. Person. Buss. Pass. I. Have. Hydrocephalus
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Refused car on motability
So I applied for the motability scheme, went through the whole thing. Then was refused, rang them up and told it was due to something that was on my licence but actually expired I think 1 or 2 years ago it just hasn't been removed yet. I let my partner drive my car, I had just got my policy on compare the market and did…