gggrrrr hepl/advice needed please

Thanatos

ooh! I just thought of something else to add!


Regarding the advice to send in your forms via recorded delivery and photocopying them all....


Firstly, sending them recorded or special delivery is a total waste of money. If in the event Royal Mail did lose a claim, a proof of postage reciept (which is free!) is just as good to prove you sent the form in and will be readily accepted by our department. Or, go one step further....

Photocopying... yes, I am not going to try argue with this one - royal mails statistics are far worse than ours on losing stuff . Having a photocopy of the form can save a great deal of time and even if everything goes smoothly, comes in handy filling in the renweal forms next time. However, just go to your local job centre who can copy the form for you (Free!) and you can even leave it with them who can give you a date stamped recipet of the claim pack and send it on to us via internal postal system (TNT - who are far more reliable!)

Hope that helps

chelleybelley

hi everyone again thanks for all the replies...well latest update my gp visit got cancelled through the dla as they had my new renewal forms (at last)...but then on wed (i had a feeling the doc would turn up) there was a knock at the door around 3.30 and it was the doc my hubby answered explained in had been cancelled through the dla (althougth they obviously forgot to tell her) and she was fine (i was in bed and explained to hubby if she still wanted to c me she could) but she just left apologising for the visit....so i guess i will just have to wait and c now what happens....they will be getting a strong letter next wk over their incompetence....no doubt it will fall on deaf ears but too many mistakes made with them over the last month!! will post their reply on here if i get one....AGAIN many thanks to people who have replied to my post thankyou xx

maytaurus

'Thanatos RE
'however things like the Doctors medical skills and bedside manner are only as good as the GP allocated to perform the examination As I am sure you are aware, some GP's are rubbish and some are great.''

& what happens when he/she is rubbish :mad:
But thanks for your thread

chelleybelley

another update...i recieved a telephone call from dla yesterday and guess what they have had my september forms all along...i told the lady who rang just to clarify some things with me about the missing forms etc and the fact that someone reckoned that i apparently refused to fill out the renewal forms etc she knew nothing of this and the forms all along....ggggrrrrr.....she said i would hear from them within the next week as to their decision and look into the fact that i have had problems with the dla since the 13th!!! will keep post updated x

chelleybelley

just to let anyone that may have wrote a replies to my original post i have had dla given to me for another 2 years (HEARD TODAY) so again thankyou everyone for posting replies x

somebody_else

That's very good news, chelleybelley. Now you can take a deep breath and relax (at least as far as this is concerned) for a good 18 months.

chelleybelley

yes...... im more prepared for next times fight now lol thankyou!!

nanokitten

Great news, make sure you keep any copies of your form safe, they will save masses of time and angish next time around.

I got mine through last week, what a bloomin relief!

chelleybelley

thanks im going to keep everything from now on well done for getting yours too!!

ohreally

fatherofseven wrote: »

it took up to 3 months to win her appeal and has been given dla for life now

Not wishing to burst your bubble, "life" awards were ended a few years ago to be replaced with an award for an indefinate period - which can be reviewed at anytime periodically.