DLA Mobility rules for the blind are changing?

moonbeam2007

sh1305 wrote: »

I was told it's only a few who are registered blind have no sight at all.

Many blind people would probably use their HRM for taxis and not the car.

Yes that is right, there are only few who can not see a thing. People easily mistake Blind people for seeing nothing.

some P/blind people can drive, the others could use the car and have someone else drive it, or for taxi's as above states.

Indie_Kid

moonbeam2007 wrote: »

some P/blind people can drive.

They can't. When I registered in 2007, I was told that the registration was because my vision is too poor (I was actually borderline at the time) to drive. People who register have vision that is too poor to drive.

pwales_2

you can only drive if you can pass the minimum criteria which is a number plate at 20 mtrs (or feet )cant remember....

i am slightly short sighted ...if i dont wear my lenses or glasses it is against the law for me to drive ....

so how does someone who is registered blind be allowed to drive ?

that means that there partial blindness can be corrected enough for them to pass the driving eye test ?

i cant see them getting a mobility car for the simple fact is they will not qualify for hrm

Indie_Kid

pwales wrote: »

you can only drive if you can pass the minimum criteria which is a number plate at 20 mtrs (or feet )cant remember....

Yes. It's 20 meters.

so how does someone who is registered blind be allowed to drive ?

They're not. I have friends with the same eye condition as myself. Due to the way this condition affects the vision, it's harder for those who can read the plate at 20m to drive. I was told just over a year ago I could drive - at that time, I could the second line (sometimes only the first letter) and fourth line with glasses. There is no way someone can drive with that level of vision. That's even before you take into account that my vision varies depending on what time of day it is and how tired I am.

that means that there partial blindness can be corrected enough for them to pass the driving eye test ?

They wouldn't be classed as partially sighted / blind if their vision can be corrected enough.

moonbeam2007

Ok firstly I said partially sighted NOT blind, and secondly I did not say REGISTERED. You do not have to register yourself if your partially sighted. Your specialist may consider you partially sighted but because you may just be able to drive they might advise not to register yourself.

jonnypb

moonbeam2007 wrote: »

some P/blind people can drive

If you are registered partially sighted then you cannot drive.

If your sight is good enough with corrective lenses then you can drive but you're not classed as partially sighted/blind

moonbeam2007

Read my above post

Indie_Kid

moonbeam2007 wrote: »

Your specialist may consider you partially sighted but because you may just be able to drive they might advise not to register yourself.

Your consultant wouldn't consider you partially sighted then. There's criteria to follow.

moonbeam2007

sh1305 wrote: »

Your consultant wouldn't consider you partially sighted then. There's criteria to follow.

Yes your specialist may feel that way but they are stuck with rules set by the CVI. I've been under an eye surgeon since I was 3 years old and HE said he has many people HE'D consider this way but he has set rules to follow.

ManxAvenger

No-one can stop you from driving, they can only advise you not to. I am registeed blind (macular dystrophy, cone and rod degeneration) and have been for 6 years, but I still have my driving licence.

Before you all panic, I NO LONGER DRIVE, I just keep it for I.D. purposes.