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sodaone70
sodaone70 Online Community Member Posts: 2 Listener
in Transport and travel
Hi everyone .I get pip but not motirbility car  .I get standard rate for my motirbility and high rate for my mental heath .can I apply for a blue badge for my friend who drives me around in her car .

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  • CockneyRebel
    CockneyRebel Online Community Member Posts: 5,188 Championing
    you can apply for a blue badge for yourself to use when your friend drives you, but they cannot use it when not driving you.
    You will need to apply to  your local council
     www.gov.uk/apply-blue-badgewww.gov.uk/apply-blue-badge

    CR


  • steve51
    steve51 Online Community Member Posts: 7,121 Championing
    Hi @sodaone70

    Welcome to our online community.

    Yes you can apply for the badge from your local council but you will need to be in the car to use it.

    Here's some info for you please let me know if you need any help with them.

    https://www.gov.uk/blue-badge-scheme-information-council

    http://www.disabilityrightsuk.org/blue-badge-scheme
  • mossycow
    mossycow Scope Member Posts: 486 Pioneering
    You can apply even if you receive no benefits. They will assess you with an occupational therapist even if you don't receive any PIP etc

    Have you applied? How's it going? 
  • mossycow
    mossycow Scope Member Posts: 486 Pioneering
    @sodaone70 Any joy with your blue badge? 
  • wilko
    wilko Online Community Member Posts: 2,438 Championing
    There are so many blue badge holders that holders are not using pay car parks and parking on the street as they are entitled to, to avoid parking charges in some towns and cities. My own county has over 22,000 blue badge holders and rising.
  • angela1961
    angela1961 Online Community Member Posts: 2 Listener
    Hi everyone, this is my first time on this site, the thing is- I have had a blue badge for several years but when my badge renewal forms arrived I found that I could not understand them! I am in the middle of finding out what dementia type I have, and one of the things I have lost is being able to work out how to fill forms in- it seems that my brain can't connect what's on the form and what to do. Any ideas where I can get help with there forms?
  • Matilda
    Matilda Online Community Member Posts: 2,592 Championing
    Try local CAB or similar, or local authority welfare rights.
  • Pippa_Alumni
    Pippa_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 5,761 Championing
    Hi @angela1961, Citizens Advice may be able to help- you can find your local CAB on their website.

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