Disabled badge requirements?
Can anyone tell me the qualifying requirements for a disabled badge or where online this can be found out in full?
(bluebadge.org is very uninformative in what it includes) I have a very infirm relative who has great difficulties in walking that needs a lot of transporting. She has severe arthritis & cannot walk more than a few yards without great pain, yet we are unable to park anywhere near the stores to take her shopping. |
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Anything of use here:
http://www.ddmc.org.uk/information.html |
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I don't think so.
They use long words that make it sound like you canonly get one if your blind or cannot walk at all, yet I know that there are lesser conditions that allow people to get them, heck I had one years ago & I can walk OK. I think I'm going to have to get her to see her doctor & find out if he agrees 1st, seeing as they will contact him, no point in applying if he will say no anyway. |
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Is your relative getting Disability Living Allowance or Attendance Allowance? If they are then it makes application for a blue badge much easier. If not they should consider making an application for DLA or AA (which one depends on age) if they can only walk a few yards before experiencing severe discomfort.
With the difficulty in walking that you describe it is worth contacting your local Social Services department for a blue badge application form. I was going to suggest having a look at WWW.benefitsnow.co.uk for help with DLA and AA but if you are the same as me you will only get a HTTP Error 403.6 - Forbidden: IP address of the client has been rejected. Anyone else able to browse the site? |
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My mum has a disabled badge for her car, and she sounds nothing like as 'bad' as your relative, Zoombini - I've also advised Mrs Nugs dad to apply for one 'through' his doctor as, lets face it' these things were invented to (hopefully) make life easier for the elderly or infirm. |
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All I can say is that if you or a member of your family needs a badge due to not being mobile or being unable to walk long distances without suffering unbearable pain then go for it. Our parents/ family members pay into the system all their working lives, they should at very least be able to go to the shops/ doctors/ hospital etc and be able to park close to their destination. Mobility is something we all take for granted until it's taken away from us :( |
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Exactly, as for parking in thie disabled bays without them, I would rather walk further than park in them.
Only recently I had to take her to get a new fridge as hers had bust & ony she could sign the payment, so I had to park in a bay & got a damn ticket for it despite the wife sat waiting to catch the parking attendant to explain. Damn bloodsuckers. So I'm going to push her to get what she needs in the 1st place. |
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afaik if her GP is willing to say she's disabled then she can have the badge.....
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I'm sorry if this sounds callous but have you tried this zoombini?
Stop near the entrance to the shop and 'unload' your infirm relative. Provided there are no ticks on the curb then this is quite legal. Then drive off, find a parking place and walk back. On completion of the shopping repeat this in reverse. |
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And return carrying a fridge?
It's not just then, its every week when taking her shopping, she cannot walk far. BYthe time I have found elsewhere to park she has been stood for ages & is now tired. her zimmer frame is little help. |
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You could try your local council's website if they have one - ours is quite helpful
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Found app form on local council website, as I said, going to get her to see the doc 1st. If he thinks she qualifies then she can get one.
It's not for me, I dont need one I can & do make the extra effort to walk further. perhaps I need to poke her eyes out 1st. |
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