Any way to avoid the battle?
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sharbod
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I have been so lucky to have a mobility car, i feel humbled by this fantastic opportunity to have my freedom and independence but although I have been awarded this until July 2020 I will yet again have this massive battle to retain this vehicle, I have submitted gp consultants and Ot letters , I feel I have justify again and again my worsening osteoarthritis and avascular Necrosis plantar fascitis spinal stenosis, these conditions will only deterioate, but I will be prepared to alter my letter that accompanies the evidence, and my medication list, is there anything else that I can do to secure a longer award? I am on 2 lots of antidepressants,, I would love to hear if this is possible and to be able to get on with my life, without worrying to much, thank you in advance ?
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@sharbod I'm afraid that I don't have positive news, as I was in the same position myself last year. I had a mobility car until I was assessed yet again and despite my appeals I'm still without and practically housebound as my independence has been taken away... However, one thing which almost overturned the DWP decision, was my timed & dated personal diary of events which I recorded and kept over a period of two weeks. In hindsight, I should have done this for a minimum of TWO MONTHS to accurately demonstrate my dependence of having a car. I would advise you to do the same, by writing down every time and situation that you use your car, and have to depend upon it for your mobility needs, whilst also noting how you wouldn't be able to manage or cope without it. Try to explain yourself and think of your 'car' as a mobility Aid which you couldn't be without, such as like a walking stick, or a wheelchair for example being taken away from you... 'Prove' that you cannot manage at all without your car, and you stand a good chance of not losing it, but???
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Write to your MP ?
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There is no way to guarantee that an award will be continued after a reveiw. However there is nothing to stop you asking for a longer award citing that your condition is lifelong and and worstening with accompanying supporting evidence
Be all you can be, make every day count. Namaste -
CockneyRebel said:There is no way to guarantee that an award will be continued after a reveiw. However there is nothing to stop you asking for a longer award citing that your condition is lifelong and and worstening with accompanying supporting evidence
One could argue that the wrong decisions are in the minority, however the very fact that thousands of disabled people are being refused their entitlements is reason enough to suggest that it is not administrative errors etc., which are to blame, it's the blinkered attitudes of those within the DWP itself and the wilful injustices by 'nurses' on a keyboard... I am 100% convinced that my own assessor had already decided before the assessment even took place, and it worries me deeply that I'm not alone with this abhorrent treatment, as is evident by the many that have also been affected in this way.
Mandatory Appeals and Court Hearings are at their all-time highest throughout the UK as are also the amount of disabled people who are being refused their justifiable rewards. The current system simply does not work, and it never will for as long as it used.
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Thank you mikehugesq, all sound advice, and looking at this from a different angle and perspective ,may give me a better chance to obtain and secure the award for longer, I can only try my best, no distortion of factual evidence, just a different way of doing it thank you once again ?
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