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unable to use public transport

if cant use public transport and unable to follow a familiar route unaided due to opd what points can i score for pip claim be grate
full for any info thank u
full for any info thank u
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Don't assume that getting the specified points is as simple as it sounds.
TK
Nobody can really say how many points you would score as there are several things they take into account
How your disability affects you and for example the aid you need to follow an unfamiliar journey, what happens if you try to do the task etc
In my case I can not only not use public transport but even taxi's are extremely stressful. My only way out is to continue driving. However, this often brings out negative comments about not being able to walk but being able to drive. In fact about three quarters of my visits to hospital under emergency conditions end up with me being basically shoved into a taxi to get home because although they will put me on a stretcher from inside my home to hospital they will only ever force me to sit up on a chair or in a car or ambulance seat to get home again. On 3 occasions, having gone to A&E due to over- or inappropriate medication and having been sent home by taxi I have then taken even more dangerous amounts of medication to cope with not only the stress but also the physical suffering and I have had to go back to A&E again, and go through it all again, simply because I told them about it. I stopped telling them since the last time in order to reduce my stress and physical suffering by being forced to go back again. I have even refused to go to A&E a few times because I know it will be a complete waste of time.
TK
Sorry but that's not quite correct here. Having some understanding of the PIP descriptors and what they mean always helps. Full explaination here, with the question answered in full in this duplicate thread. https://community.scope.org.uk/discussion/72908/public-transport-and-pip#latest