Buss pass and blue badge

jox_2

Can anyone tell me if i can get a bus pass i recive high rate mobility and care and also what do i have to do to get my blue badge?

can i do theese both online or via the phone as prefer this way as its a big hassle to get out of the house.

thanks

chelleybelley

both will be done through your local council you will need to give them a ring its simple enough you just need to take along several passport photos and i think a small charge of a few pounds for the blue badge.

elsien

How to apply for a Blue Badge

Local councils are responsible for issuing Blue Badge parking permits. Contact your council to apply for a Blue Badge.
The following service will let you enter details of where you live and then take you to your local council website where you can apply for a Blue Badge or find out more.
Please note that this service is only available for councils in England.

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elsien

This is our local council bus pass criteria

You are entitled to a bus pass if you meet the
following requirements:
• You are aged 60 or over
• You are blind or partially sighted
• You are profoundly or severely deaf
• You are without speech
• You have a disability or injury which seriously
impairs your ability to walk
• You do not have the use of both arms
• You have a learning disability
• You have had your driving licence refused or
revoked on medical or physical grounds

• You are a specified companion

OR the individual

passholder pass indicates that a companion can

travel with them.

How do I prove that I am eligible?
In order to prove your eligibility you will need one
of more of the following:
• Proof of your age (i.e. driving licence, birth
certificate, passport)
• Proof of your address (i.e. recent utility bill)
• Pension book
• Statement of payment of pension
• Disability Living Allowance book or some other
proof of disability
• Exisiting bus pass
• Proof of registration with Adult & Community
Services

• Medical evidence

You'll need to check with them if you have to physically take the proof in to show them - I'm guessing they won't want photocopies though, so you might have to. The medical evidence bit can mean they send a form to your GP asking for confirmation of your disability.

jazabelle

Do you know what happens if you don't get DLA and want to get a bus pass please? I do have a blue badge, but not a benefit.

UKTigerlily

Anyone who fits the criteria can get a bus pass whether on benefits or not, I got mine for being medically unable to get a driving licence & my GP did the forms

[Deleted User]

bus passes and what and who they cover vary greatly from area to area,in most cases they are issued by the local passenger transport executive and thats who you contact for details.

jtnikyu

my husband has a pass from our local council in Preston and he is a wheelchair user however me as his companion has to pay as I are not allowed a pass. They claim it is because the local bus companies refuse to take them.

Unity

jtnikyu wrote: »

my husband has a pass from our local council in Preston and he is a wheelchair user however me as his companion has to pay as I are not allowed a pass. They claim it is because the local bus companies refuse to take them.

There's currently a trial scheme in various parts of the country - Newcastle upon Tyne is one where it is in place. Check your husband's bus pass and see if it has a +C in the top corner - if it does then you or anyone else travelling as his carer can travel for free.

It's not always well publicised so it is worth a phone call to check whether the scheme is operating, or likely to start operating in your area.

jtnikyu

Unity wrote: »

There's currently a trial scheme in various parts of the country - Newcastle upon Tyne is one where it is in place. Check your husband's bus pass and see if it has a +C in the top corner - if it does then you or anyone else travelling as his carer can travel for free.

It's not always well publicised so it is worth a phone call to check whether the scheme is operating, or likely to start operating in your area.

He asked and the council said the bus opporaters were refusing to accept carers passes so not looking like will be in this area until made law so guy from council says

Unity

jtnikyu wrote: »

He asked and the council said the bus opporaters were refusing to accept carers passes so not looking like will be in this area until made law so guy from council says

Sorry to hear that - it seems so unfair that some areas benefit and others don't, but I suppose they have to trial it somewhere. The scheme as it stands goes on until March 2010 and then we'll see where it goes from there.