Mobility Car Rules - is this genuine?

clever_username

paul_lee wrote: »

any one help please my wifes dad and mum had motabilty car wifes mum passed on tues day after noon is there anyway he can keep the car as he is 66 yrs old with heart problems and leg problems the mobilty car was in his wifes name wot are the rules for handing car back how long has he got any help gratefull kind regaurds paul

Probably best to post this as a new thread further down the forum in the Disabilities section. People there should be able to advise you.

Hammyman

Titch89 wrote: »

I thought they only got the mobility car once they reached 16, providing that they meet the rules (medical condition, eye sight requirements, etc) for driving?

You thought wrong.

oldestrocker

movingforward2010 wrote: »

OMG whats wrong with some of you people? jealousy ? these people get DLA higher rate and qualify for the mobility scheme, life is hard enough as it is for them without some cretins causing more aggro by reporting people or slagging them off.

No i dont get DLA or a mobility car, but believe me im sure all these genuine people would give it up tomorrow if they could have a life without disability

Truely sicking, it really is, you disgust me

the bottom line is jealousy! if you rather have a disability to get a car then there is something really wrong with you!

You make a very valid point, a point that I agree with entirely.
However I do have to smile a little when you say that all these genuine people would give it up.....Where I live you would think that 75% of the population suffer from terrible mobility problems. It's comical really. The MPV (the motability vehicle of choice , although there are a few 4x4's and BMW's) is always out on the school run taking little Johnny to school and all the neighbour's offspring. Then off it goes to Sainsburys then to the various coffee mornings, then to pick the children up in the afternoon.

Now you might say how do I know. Well, I live in the same area, but more importantly I know all of the children in the primary school. I am the chairman of the PTA and visit at least twice a week. None of the kids involved have a disability!

So that leaves mum & dad. Mum no - but dad oh yes dad, terrible problems - can't walk anywhere - no because most if not all use the other family car for his job. It's one big con. Would they want to give it up???

Then we have my son in law's father. He is that bad that he can't move around at all. Yet, the mobility BMW118 is used by mum all day and every day and dad stays in bed ahhhhhh!!
But no, he quietly slips out in his 4x4 down the road as he owns and runs a small marina selling boats and jet skis. Come summer, he is out on the water having a whale of a time.

Yet when he has advance notice of a visit from the DWP (claims IB, IIDB) everything disappears and he is suffering with pain and can't get out of bed.
On top of that he is that crafty that he make regular visits to A&E to keep the records up to date every time he falls over getting out of bed to go to the toilet!

And he is just one of six that I know play the system.

Would he want to give up his entitlement???

OK there are some genuine cases, but seriously, they are really in the minority - well round here they are!!

Indie_Kid

oldestrocker wrote: »

Now you might say how do I know. Well, I live in the same area, but more importantly I know all of the children in the primary school. I am the chairman of the PTA and visit at least twice a week. None of the kids involved have a disability!

You visit twice a week - so how would you know that none of the kids have disabilities? Many people do have invisible disabilities.

And he is just one of six that I know play the system.

Would he want to give up his entitlement???

OK there are some genuine cases, but seriously, they are really in the minority - well round here they are!!

Why won't you report them, then? Or is that because you don't have evidence and are making up assumptions? Like those who think that if you can't see a disability, it can't exist.

magicstrawberry

You beat me to it sh1305.

You keep saying this time and time again oldestrocker and do nothing about it. If you firmly believe they are being fraudulent do something about it grow some bits and report them but I guess you have no evidence other than hear say and YOUR beliefs so in sight of that please change the tune.

Also stop hijacking other ppls threads one glance of your history clearly shows you jumping on numerous posts with nothing helpful to say other than spout of your one sided narrow minded mantra and upsetting alot of new members who dont understand why the heck your doing it and get very upset by it. Also following another member actively making posts to try and force a reaction is out of order.

So please stop. I'm sure you can have your very own angry thread in the MSA if you need to just stop spreading your misery elsewhere. There are many things I could comment about you on this thread but its not my place to hijack it and its not yours.

Everyone try to ignore him.

DX2

oldestrocker wrote: »

You make a very valid point, a point that I agree with entirely.

A post made over a year ago, I'm sure the other poster will be delighted that you agree with their POV. :money:

Skinticket

vickiec70 wrote: »

Hi anyone out there who can answer this question...

My question is 'Is there a hole in the benefits system?'

The situation is...

11 year old boy able bodied, socialises well with Asberger's syndrome, receives DLA and qualifies for getting a car on mobility because he needs driving to school, clubs etc.
Mother has Lupus and arthritis, receives DLA and qualifies for a mobility car.
Father, fully able bodied, no disabilities, works full time.

So, boy has car that mother drives, mothers car is driven soley by father to go to work etc. Can this be right? Is there a hole in the benefits system that allows a family to have 2 mobility cars when 1 of the recipents is only 11 years old? Or can this only be done if there is 'underhandedness' going on?

Thanks

From angry/bewildered tax payer who sees able bodied father using mobility car inappropriately or am I bitter!

I !!!!ing hate people like you.

oldestrocker

sh1305 wrote: »

You visit twice a week - so how would you know that none of the kids have disabilities? Many people do have invisible disabilities.



Why won't you report them, then? Or is that because you don't have evidence and are making up assumptions? Like those who think that if you can't see a disability, it can't exist.

I know what you mean, but I do know!

Why would I want to report them. If they get caught OK, but I'm not going to be the one to cause problems in the family.
Besides which, as I have mentioned before out of the 8 that I actually know about, 6 are in some part related to my family.

Besides which, I have never informed on anybody in my life. A good friend of mine is what you would call one of the old breed of East End 'characters'. Big guy, ex docker, but a heart of gold. In his time he has been a handful and got involved in the 60's gang culture with the Richardsons. But one thing he lived by was never talk about what others are doing - invariably it will come back and bite you on the backside! Good advice I think - so mouth shut and get on with my life not the lives of others!

oldestrocker

magicstrawberry wrote: »

You beat me to it sh1305.

You keep saying this time and time again oldestrocker and do nothing about it. If you firmly believe they are being fraudulent do something about it grow some bits and report them but I guess you have no evidence other than hear say and YOUR beliefs so in sight of that please change the tune.

Also stop hijacking other ppls threads one glance of your history clearly shows you jumping on numerous posts with nothing helpful to say other than spout of your one sided narrow minded mantra and upsetting alot of new members who dont understand why the heck your doing it and get very upset by it. Also following another member actively making posts to try and force a reaction is out of order.

So please stop. I'm sure you can have your very own angry thread in the MSA if you need to just stop spreading your misery elsewhere. There are many things I could comment about you on this thread but its not my place to hijack it and its not yours.

Everyone try to ignore him.

But I am very happy!!!