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kj1892

Hi everyone just a quick one I have a 29 year old disabled daughter she gets dla or pip top rate she also gets a mobility car so my worries are her mum and mum’s partner my daughters stepdad use her car for work my daughter has to get the bus nearly every time she goes out she misses loads of hospital appointments because her mums been on nights or he needs the car for work also she gets paid every fortnight but always seems to be skint any ideas or opinions on what I should do 

kj1892

Thank you and I hope so

Hannah_Alumni

Hello @kj1892

I am so sorry to hear that your daughter is in this situation. I would encourage you to reach out to Citizen's Advice. If possible, I would also encourage you to see if you can make a GP or hospital appointment for her where you could attend. Just to get her caught up on her missed appointments, 

kj1892

Thank you for your reply as I say it’s just a concern I don’t know if I’m making 2+2=5 and she has caught up on her appointments it just doesn’t seem as important and sometimes I get the impression a bourden but thanks i will look into it a bit more 

chiarieds

Hi @kj1892 - if your daughter gets a mobility car due to her disability, then this should only be used for her benefit, not her Mum's or partners. You're not wrong in querying this.

PIP is paid every 4 weeks, so I'm puzzled by you saying every 2 weeks if you're referring to your daughter.

2oldcodgers

kj1892 said:

Hi everyone just a quick one I have a 29 year old disabled daughter she gets dla or pip top rate she also gets a mobility car so my worries are her mum and mum’s partner my daughters stepdad use her car for work my daughter has to get the bus nearly every time she goes out she misses loads of hospital appointments because her mums been on nights or he needs the car for work also she gets paid every fortnight but always seems to be skint any ideas or opinions on what I should do 

Par for the course unfortunately for many that have a Motability car that everybody in the family treats it that way.
I see this every day when you see new'ish cars bearing a blue badge being clearly used by someone (the only person in the car) who is not disabled in any way. You only need to check the number on the badge to see if the 'owner' is male or female.
I have a Motability car and have three nominated drivers for insurance purposes. Myself, my wife (just in case she has to drive it (if I am ill and does so for my benefit) and my daughter who can drive it if I am in the car with her.

Does your daughter hold a full current driving licence? Who is allowed to use the car for insurance purposes? If the additional drivers are abusing the vehicle then you can just tell Motability insurance to remove them from policy. You don't have to give any explanation but just tell them that the vehicle is no longer covered for them to use.
If your daughter needs one of them - mum or stepdad to drive for her then she or you can point out what the car is only to be used for.   

Sunny_D

I don't want to cause alarm.  If somebody else knows that this Motability car is being mis used and reports it to Motability the car could be taken away from your daughter.  It happened to a family member of my ex a number of years ago.

2oldcodgers

Sunny_D said:

I don't want to cause alarm.  If somebody else knows that this Motability car is being mis used and reports it to Motability the car could be taken away from your daughter.  It happened to a family member of my ex a number of years ago.

Saw it again this morning in the Sainsburys car park! Four young lads got out of a 73 plate SUV after parking it in a BB bay. None was over 20 and all four went off to Costa next door.

Had a look at the badge they were displaying. It was for a female who was born in 1946 possibly 77years of age!!

Albus_Scope

Hi @2oldcodgers, unrelated to this topic, but we've sent you an email and a private message, I just wanted to check you received them ok?