Petrol Prices

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mrsmanda wrote: »

comment on the current consultation document for dla reform and put your points on there.

http://www.dwp.gov.uk/consultations/2010/dla-reform.shtml

dla is a non income assessed benefit and personally i think the dla is there to pay for the extra costs of being disabled but asking the population to pay for the vat on your petrol as well as providing a car, insurance, mot, and car tax is ridiculous.

Everyone who drives a vehicle has to pay for the vehicle, insurance, mot, car maintanence, car tax and petrol and they often don't have the choice of not having a car and using public transport instead due to their home location or their work. These not costs which are
unique to disabled people.

If you are on a low income you can claim petrol costs for hospital visits etc.
http://www.nhs.uk/nhsengland/healthcosts/pages/travelcosts.aspx

well said !!

pwales_2

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Everyone who drives a vehicle has to pay for the vehicle, insurance, MOT, car maintanence, car tax and petrol and they often don't have the choice of not having a car and using public transport instead due to their home location or their work. These not costs which are
unique to disabled people.


whhhooooaaaaaa!!!!! slow down :rotfl:
well why dont you LEASE the car , then the company pay the ins and tax and servicing!! and there will be no mot as you get a new one every three years.
its called "just add fuel" peouget has prices from 199.00 pm

merlin68

If your on income support you can claim travelling costs back from the hospital, just take your award letter to the cashier's desl.

merlin68

Also if your in a wheelchair you should have a blue badge to entitle you to free parking.

Indie_Kid

pwales wrote: »

i pay no vat on my car (because modified from new)
i also dont pay vat on anything that is directly needed because of my disability i.e wheelcahairs hand rails etc

i need a car as i cannot walk at all or ride a bike etc,
so why cant we claim the vat back from petrol as it it directly needed for our disabilities?

before anyone says "thats what dla is for" the dla pays for the car which is vat free so why is the fuel not vat free as well ?

For items to be vat free, they need to be adapted for the disabled person. So, your car is adapted for you, your wheelchair is intended for use by a disabled person, etc. How would the petrol be adapted for the use of a disabled person?

And where do you draw the line? I struggle on public transport due to disability. Should I (or my parents, as I don't drive) receive vat free petrol?

pwales_2

i do that when i have to go to hospital appontments :beer:

you can also claim back the parking costs too :beer:
i have to show them my nhs exemption card /appoitment letter and the car park recite

pwales_2

sh1305 wrote: »

For items to be vat free, they need to be adapted for the disabled person. So, your car is adapted for you, your wheelchair is intended for use by a disabled person, etc. How would the petrol be adapted for the use of a disabled person?

And where do you draw the line? I struggle on public transport due to disability. Should I (or my parents, as I don't drive) receive vat free petrol?

the oil which i put in the engine is vat free!!
the windsceen wipers to replace are vat free !
the new air filters i put in are vat free!
all costs of an adapted (from new) car are vat free!

yes you should get help if you are on high rate dla mob componant

Indie_Kid

pwales wrote: »

the oil which i put in the engine is vat free!!
the windsceen wipers to replace are vat free !
the new air filters i put in are vat free!
all costs of an adapted (from new) car are vat free!

yes you should get help if you are on high rate dla mob componant

Why? what about those of us low mobility? Just because we can walk, doesn't mean we don't need a car to take us everywhere. Your DLA is there to pay for these things.

pwales_2

merlin68 wrote: »

Also if your in a wheelchair you should have a blue badge to entitle you to free parking.

sadly not all private car parks, but you can claim that back :beer:

pwales_2

sh1305 wrote: »

Why? what about those of us low mobility? Just because we can walk, doesn't mean we don't need a car to take us everywhere. Your DLA is there to pay for these things.

the dla pays for the car the whole amount, there is none left for fuel.
i cannot help that you dont qualify for hrm, horses for courses i suppose ,like you get hrc but i only get mrc.