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Posting PIP app. - just put in post box or take to Post Office for Proof Posting?

This may be a silly question but given all the stories I've heard about lost applications, should I put my application in a plain enevelope & pay for it to be sent either registered or recorded delivery? If I do so, will they accept or sign for it or will it simply delay delivery? How can I confirm they have received it within the deadline?
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If anything did go wrong with delivery, you will have the receipt to prove that you posted it in time. But it's unlikely DWP would claim that they had not received a recorded delivery letter. I sent my PIP form recorded delivery with no probs.
You can ask for extra time to complete form if you need it (say to DWP that it's a long, complex form and you have to get help filling it in). I did this and DWP gave me two extra weeks.
If DWP want a reason for extension, tell them that because of the form's complexity you need to seek specialist help. But start drafting the form before Monday. I'd definitely do a draft before completing the form itself.
Have you looked at either Disability Rights' or CAB's online guidance on completion of PIP forms? Include a diary covering at least a week showing what you can and can't do. Disability Rights have a very good draft diary.
In the walking distance section don't tick 'it varies' (gives assessor and DWP too much scope) but tick one of the specific boxes. You have to not be able to walk more than 20 metres to get enhanced rate mobility.
In the daily living section you get points for how badly you perform activities on bad days, not for your condition itself. Your disabilities, daily living and mobility, have to apply for at least 50% of the time (at least four days a week). Make the point in your form that you have more bad days than good.