free road fund license

missile

Can those over 65 claim free road fund license? Does the entitlement to free road fund license for those on higher rate DLA terminate when they reach 65 and receive Attendance Allowance?

nannytone_2

if you are already in receipt of DLA at age 65 there is no need to change to attendance allowance .... you remain on DLA.
so yes, you still have entitlement to free road tax.
dont let anyone convinve you to stop the DLA claim and apply for AA instead!

Indie_Kid

Just to ad to the above - there's no such thing as mobility allowance with AA.

missile

So those who become disabled after age 65, have to apply for Attendance Allowance and have no entitlement to free road fund license, is that correct?

sheeps68

missile wrote: »

So those who become disabled after age 65, have to apply for Attendance Allowance and have no entitlement to free road fund license, is that correct?

Yes thats correct. There are only the care components to AA unlike DLA or PIP that have both care an!d mobility components.

missile

That doesn't seem very fair

Richie-from-the-Boro

missile wrote: »

So those who become disabled after age 65, have to apply for Attendance Allowance and have no entitlement to free road fund license, is that correct?

- no - not correct
- as 'nannytone' said, if ;
- you are in already in receipt of DLA and aged 65 you keep the non-means tested DLA-HRM allowance along with the entitlement to free road fund license
- you have no need to apply for Attendance Allowance

- if you are in not already in receipt of DLA, you need to claim PIP
- those aged 16-64 who become disabled can no longer make a new claim for DLA,it is replaced by a new benefit called PIP, and ;
- tax disk - the enhanced rate mobility component of PIP will give you a 100% exemption or the standard mobility PIP will give you a 50% exemption

Hope this helps explain both areas !

missile

Post No4, is about those who are over 65 when they first became disabled Sheep68 answered this question.


They cannot apply for PIP. They can only claim Attendance Allowance and thus have no entitlement to free road fund license.

sheeps68

missile wrote: »

That doesn't seem very fair

Life isn't fair I'm afraid.

nannytone_2

there is no mobility compnant to AA because those that have mobility issues after the age of 65 are deemed to be affected by the natural aging process and not disability.

missile

That is ridiculous. Most people are active well into their 70s, 80s and 90s. Those whose quality of life is severely afflicted by a debilitating injury or disease should not be discriminated against just because of their age.