blue badge renewal

Parva

Richie-from-the-Boro wrote: »

Statutory applies to England - what the [localism politics] by-laws are in all English counties or other countries I've no idea. The 6 week warning may or may not be 'legacy' stuff still on the specific LA's website. I do know there is an 'early warning auto reminder' which is computer generated if you applied this year through the GOV portal, in which case you should never ever need to risk running one let alone fourteen days over.

Ok, I shall await the 6 week reminder and just re-apply if I hear nothing regardless, I'm not willing to take the chance on the 2 week grace period. Hopefully, that won't prove to be an issue anyway, just have to be forearmed and forewarned in todays world.

dave030445

I know it sounds silly but it probably goes against her that she is on LRM as she has already been assessed due to her walking

Richie-from-the-Boro

Parva wrote: »

Ok, I shall await the 6 week reminder and just re-apply if I hear nothing regardless, I'm not willing to take the chance on the 2 week grace period. Hopefully, that won't prove to be an issue anyway, just have to be forearmed and forewarned in todays world.

That's the safest option, I've just looked at the automatic ~v~ further assessment stats and almost 80% of the re-applications are going to automatic.

In other words the new centrally administered national dBASE will spit out an early re-application to 80% of the badge users. This 80% will grow over the nest 36 month cycle as the 'old' badges become 'new type anti fraud badges. A question in another recent thread on cost in answered in Hansard 20 Jan 2012 : Column 1014W where it states """ The private sector has invested the capital needed to develop the service, in return for a charge per badge issued that will be payable by local authorities. This funding arrangement means that there is no cost to the Government for any aspect of the service, including the online form """

NOTE : My bold and italic

margaretclare

Just to bring this up to date:

DH applied for renewal of his blue badge. Yesterday he went to a local centre for assessment.

He was interviewed by a lady, a qualified physio/OT. She wanted to know everything. Where and how did he live, with whom, the difficulties he has around home. He explained about all the different types of surgery he's had over the last decade. 5 knee replacements, 4 in the L knee, the risk of septicaemia, constant pain, difficulty in knee bending. Spinal surgery, constant pain. Diabetes, neuropathy in feet. And is on AA.

She put everything into her laptop, and then walked back with him to the car. It should have been obvious to anyone who saw him that, even using a crutch, he walked slowly and with difficulty.

We now await results, about a week to 10 days.

margaretclare

DH received an email telling him he'd been turned down. 'He was able to walk the required distance using a crutch but without being in enough pain or shortness of breath'. Well, he never said he gets shortness of breath - he doesn't!

So, he needs to be in more pain and/or not walk so far.

He's too brave, that's his problem.

Anyway, he's appealing. He said he's quite prepared to undergo a proper medical exam if required.

All the people around who have blue badges - I'm sure a lot of them are going to get a big shock when they try to renew.

Richie-from-the-Boro

and then walked back with him to the car

Sorry to hear that margaretclare.

rogerblack

If one criteria is being on HRM, or PIP enhanced mobility component, does that mean that you are also eligible if you meet the DLA HRM, or PIP enhanced mobility criteria?
Part of the rules for PIP is that if you can't do something at half the normal rate, you can't do it.
This also applies to walking.

margaretclare

rogerblack wrote: »

If one criteria is being on HRM, or PIP enhanced mobility component, does that mean that you are also eligible if you meet the DLA HRM, or PIP enhanced mobility criteria?
Part of the rules for PIP is that if you can't do something at half the normal rate, you can't do it.
This also applies to walking.

I don't know about these things, Roger. I do know that mobility criteria are applied differently for over-65s. There is no mobility component to AA.

Maybe it is 'expected' that a man aged 79 will/should be able to walk at half the normal rate?

Walking any distance causes him pain. We found that in Waitrose the following day. He pushed himself, but the pain on his face was obvious, he was happy to sit down when we got to the car (car seat supports his back so is one of the few places he's comfortable) and later when we got home. Later, he told me he'd been sitting down because he needed to. 'I'll be OK by the morning' but he did have a very disturbed night. That's the effects of him walking what most people wouldn't give a moment's thought to. It doesn't cause him breathlessness. It causes pain.

kittykat17

margaretclare wrote: »

I don't know about these things, Roger. I do know that mobility criteria are applied differently for over-65s. There is no mobility component to AA.

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I spoke to my local council (Northumberland) last week about my dad's blue badge renewal and asked what the procedure is for him now. They told me that as he receives the higher rate of AA it will just be renewed as usual with no medical required. Hope you manage to get your husband's sorted - I know they're trying to stop fraud but surely not at the expense of people that really need their badges? So not fair.

margaretclare

kittykat17 wrote: »

I spoke to my local council (Northumberland) last week about my dad's blue badge renewal and asked what the procedure is for him now. They told me that as he receives the higher rate of AA it will just be renewed as usual with no medical required. Hope you manage to get your husband's sorted - I know they're trying to stop fraud but surely not at the expense of people that really need their badges? So not fair.

Thanks for this. DH gets lower rate AA.

It wasn't even a medical that he had, just a detailed interview with an OT/physio/rehab type lady.

I don't know if there was a mention of AA on the original form that he downloaded and sent off. He also had to prove who he is - he took his passport with him to the interview.