Disabled card

Petrina
Petrina Online Community Member Posts: 7 Listener
in Everyday life
Hi I wonder if anyone has had of a disabled card that you can get as I had went to the football at the weekend and security guard ask me for one I said I did not have one he said if I had one I could get in for nothing.

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  • Pippa_Alumni
    Pippa_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 5,761 Championing
    Hi @Petrina, thanks for sharing this with us.

    As far as I know there's no 'official' disability card or register, but there are schemes you can join which provide a card which can be used as ID. You may be interested in this past discussion here, and hopefully our members can share some thoughts too!
  • KG100
    KG100 Online Community Member Posts: 287 Empowering
    I applied for my yellow disabled card on line from the local council.
    You don't need a photo, mine just has a number and my name on. 
    It's free as well. 
    I use it as ID for cheaper tickets at museums and things. 
  • KG100
    KG100 Online Community Member Posts: 287 Empowering
    If you tap in yellow disabled card on your local council website it should come up, if not then ask at the local library. 
  • Petrina
    Petrina Online Community Member Posts: 7 Listener
    What is the name of the yellow badge that you got from your council.
  • KG100
    KG100 Online Community Member Posts: 287 Empowering
    edited January 2019
    They just called it, "yellow disabled card"
  • KG100
    KG100 Online Community Member Posts: 287 Empowering
    I got mine about 5 years a go, even changed it when I moved counties.

  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,463 Championing
    This yellow card only seems to be available with Hampshire local council, as i did a google search. 5 years was a long time ago and a lot can change in this time.

    As Pippa has advised, you can no longer register as disabled and this applies to almost all local council.


  • KG100
    KG100 Online Community Member Posts: 287 Empowering
    Yes, Hampshire council and also Surrey. 
    I was told it's a voluntary disabled register, in that you have to ask for it rather then just be given it. 
  • KG100
    KG100 Online Community Member Posts: 287 Empowering
    I think it's run on a county basis rather then a national thing.
    Changed mine for a Surrey one last year, same sort of card and colour but a slightly different design. 

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