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Motability car change?
Hi i was wondering if anybody could tell if you are allowed to change your motablility car from a manual to an auto i would like the same car( vw golf) but just with an automatic as its becoming uncomfortable to operate the clutch.Also i paid a £600 deposit for the car 6 months ago would i get a % of this back or off the…
DWP Research?
Has anyone else received a letter from the DWP research dept asking for a telephone interview on customer satisfaction? I got one today, ironic after my 0 points yesterday for ESA and the ridiculous comments from the health care idiot that epilepsy doesnt effect my ability to stay concious! As well as appealing I'm making…
anxiety and ocd
hi im new to these forums,basically for a year i have suffered with bad anxiety causing a problem with what my doctor thinks is an obsesional disorder. since the anxiety started i have had a problem with needing the toilet(sorry tmi) i find it hard to go anywhere without stopping for the toilet,it is stopping me going out…
ESA help please (sorry!)
I hope someone can help me. I was on contribution based ESA which finished at the end of last month. I then received a letter from atos telling me to go for a medical. Anyway I have been passed around from pillar to post and am totally confused. I was told I may be able to claim contribution jsa but I was also told that if…
Do you live in Bournemouth East?
Bit of a long shot, but I am looking for someone in the Bournemouth East area of the country who would be happy to raise a medical matter with the local MP, Tobias Ellwood. I am outside of his patch, therefore he will not communicate with me. It’s a medical matter with the local hospital. I assure you this is a genuine…
Please help, been to DLA tribunal, more medical evidence required...
Hi all,sorry, I got carried away in the title! Anyway, I applied for DLA back in October 2011 on the basis that my I have degeneration of the discs in my lower back, which cause massive pain, hence massive drug cocktail, and I also have bipolar disorder, anxiety, insomnia and panic attacks. It got turned down straight away…
So called doctors at atos!
So I finally got my result from my ESA medical and got no points. Quite shocked seeing as I also get DLA, have done for years and my health has got much worse in the past year or so. But what has shocked me was this statement on the medical notes... " Mrs epilepsy is treated with medication and she suffers variable…
Telephoning Insurance company claim call centre for those with hearing loss.
The insurance company will only deal with claims on the phone and deaf can't. How do you approach tackling this when an Ombudsman will say its fair as the company provides a service to hearing impaired people using type talk which cost £400 + £200 a year running costs?
Motability & Getting about moan...
It's very late but I'm just sounding off here as its on my mind, but I rang up Motability on a few days ago regarding a WAV (Wheelchair Accessible Vehicle)... *Massive foreword coming up* I've had 3 cars through the scheme previously, the last ended in 2007. At the time I had a full time job and bought my own, albeit a…
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