Cars with a disabled tax disc

savemoney

I been to my main PO twice now and each time the road tax has it printed disabled

Lou76

savemoney wrote: »

No dont do that as mentioned

My daughter is disabled, and right now both me and OH could kick her up backside for not doing enough at home, she is a lazy student now, but thats another story. Outside she wants to be treated normal and I am sure everyone else does, thats why this scheme and discounts are there, to try and help.



Dont worry about this get on with your life and try and get a normal life in this crazy world

Sounds to me as though she just wants to be normal at home as well, or was it just me who behaved like this when I lived at home? :D

OP I can understand how you feel but, as savemoney says, these things are there to help us live a 'normal' life.

Oh, just to add, I don't get higher rate mobility so don't have the car but I was mortified to use my bus pass at first, I'd rather spend money [I didn't really have] than use it.

Now, a few years later, I couldn't care less what people think. I tell myself they're just annoyed [or jealous, depending on what I'm in] because they're paying and I'm not - failing that [when I'm having a down day] I'll happily switch places with them if it bothers them that much.

savemoney

My daughter she has a condition called CMT type 1A which effects her walking, balance and she feels the cold, its progressive, she inherited it but it only manifested itself as she got older around 14, she is now 18

She had a OP 4 years ago to replace her hip, since then she has got worse. I sometimes think because she hardly goes out is down to lazyness rather than her condition, of course her condition is a factor and we do worry for her

In fact I said to OH what will happen as she gets older, we cant always be there for her, what I am trying to say is I sometimes think is sheer lazyness, for instance every night we have this performance it takes her at least 2 hours to eat her meal, she sits there watching bloody tv. My OH lost it tonight with her and told her to get her finger out, sometimes you got to be cruel to be kind

I do my best but I think sometimes she needs a push, what doesn't help is her boyfriend who doesn't have a disability is bone ideal and is even moreworse, 18 and mum has to look after him, if you know what I mean.

Lou76 wrote: »

Sounds to me as though she just wants to be normal at home as well, or was it just me who behaved like this when I lived at home? :D

OP I can understand how you feel but, as savemoney says, these things are there to help us live a 'normal' life.

Oh, just to add, I don't get higher rate mobility so don't have the car but I was mortified to use my bus pass at first, I'd rather spend money [I didn't really have] than use it.

Now, a few years later, I couldn't care less what people think. I tell myself they're just annoyed [or jealous, depending on what I'm in] because they're paying and I'm not - failing that [when I'm having a down day] I'll happily switch places with them if it bothers them that much.

Lou76

savemoney wrote: »

My daughter she has a condition called CMT which effects her walking, balance and she feels the cold, its progressive, she inherited it but it only manifested itself as she got older, she is now 18

She had a OP 4 years ago to replace her hip, since then she has got worse. I sometimes think because she hardly goes out is down to lazyness rather than her condition, of course her condition is a factor and we do worry for her

In fact I said to OH what will happen as she gets older, we cant always be there for her, what I am trying to say is I sometimes think is sheer lazyness, for instance every night we have this performance it takes her at least 2 hours to eat her meal, she sits there watching bloody tv. My OH lost it tonight with her and told her to get her finger out, sometimes you got to be cruel to be kind

I do my best but I think sometimes she needs a push, what doesn't help is her boyfriend who doesn't have a disability is bone ideal and is even moreworse, 18 and mum has to look after him, if you know what I mean.

Sorry to hear that. I was trying, and failing , to be flippant about the lazy student stereotype.

I was just an untidy lazy sod when I lived at home, now I'm an untidy sod with an excuse to be lazy = M.E.

Seriously though, I'm probably wrong but she sounds like most 18 year old lassies I knew when I was that age. The difference with us though was that we didn't, thankfully, have a disabilty to deal with as well, we were bad enough with the usual stresses that come with being an 'adult'.

Your OH has the right idea though, a kick up the backside never did us any harm. If anything, as my experiences have taught me, they have helped in the long run.

A few years ago I moved in with my [now ex] boyfriend. I was 24 and he was 26 and I was flabbergasted by what little he could do for himself, he couldn't even iron his own clothes :eek:, because he was used to Mummy doing everything.

I soon put an end to that.

Heck, being lazy has to have it advantages somehow, no chance I was doing his chores as well as my [begrudged] own.

I hope things work out for her, I can't begin to imagine what she (and you both) must be going through.

savemoney

I didnt take your post wrong way Lou76 just to clarify that bit

Yes I know they have a reputation, I know her boyfriend is lazy and yes he cant do begger all, I am beginning to think its normal now

If truth be known I didnt have a master plan when I was that age, but I did know how to cook, iron, sew, paint etc. I never had anyone there for me to teach me apart from sowing, hell at one stage I could even knit, the main reason for this was money and living with my Gran due to a divorce, I learnt a lot from her although I do have her temper

In some ways many kids today have it so much better, ie nice things, money in others no thanks, too much stress/home work

mealone

My tax disk says "DVLA FLEET" on it, its a mobility car and my tax disc came through the post.

I couldnt care less what it says TBH.

cymrubaby

james260 wrote: »

Hi I recently got a new car on the mobilty scheme and when they sent my tax disc it had disabled written on it.

Number 1- I know I am disabled but does it have to be written on the tax disc for everyone to see aswell, I Know its not a big deal but I would prefer it not to be written on it.

Number 2 - Can I change and if I do will I get into trouble with the police

Please help!!!!

Can't see the problem here. I don't know anyone who inspects tax discs (except traffic wardens, police, DVLA etc) so I don't think anyone will notice. Not only that but I know that I, for one, am very grateful to have the tax paid on my son's motability car. Don't care who sees it. Plus, if anyone tuts at you when you park in disabled spots then they'll be able to see the tax disc for themselves should they wish to get nosy about it.

You're right - it's not a big deal so why worry?

Trix

I never even notice the disabled bit on my tax disc myself after I put it on :rolleyes: so never considered anyone else would look at it. I never look at any tax discs to start with and don't know anyone who does or would and wouldn't know why they would if they did

It could help in cases where the blue badge hasn't been put up when parked in a disabled bay or something I suppose - the traffic warden or police officer can look at the tax disc and see it says disabled. Not sure whether that would be accepted or not though :undecided

My daughter is 11 now and has used a wheelchair since she was about 3 and a half. We only just got a car with a wheelchair ramp last July so she travelled in a normal car seat before then - but I've never been questioned about parking in disabled bays and can't remember getting dirty looks even though she looks 'normal' so when she wasn't travelling in her wheelchair and was just in the car seat nobody could really be able to see a disability until we put her in her chair IYSWIM.

So I guess we've either been lucky - or I'm just not very observant maybe :rolleyes:

savemoney

Correcting my previous post regarding PO tax disc

It is written disabled, however the ink is barely visible now you have to really look is faded in the sun

sheeps68

The time I took mine to the post office they wrote "disabled" in noce thick black marker pen. That was a hard one. After that I've done it on line and have neat type face. Guess the post office near me have the same black marker pens as blue badge dept who also use thick marker pen.