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  • nannytone_2
    nannytone_2 Posts: 13,002 Forumite
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    Soulful wrote: »
    @dippy

    Would it stop me ending up with the worst out come or doesn't that make any difference either?
    the only thing that makes any difference at all is telling the truth about what you did.

    you already lied to them during the interview when you didn't disclose the part time job.

    you will be expected to repay the overpayment regardless.

    it isn't a punishment if all they do is ask for what you shouldn't have had back.

    if the punishment for robbing a bank was just to hand the money back, then there would be no reason for people to not rob banks!

    you have robbed the taxpayers 'bank' and should expect to be punished on top of repaying the money.

    its called a deterrent to stop you, and others from doing it
  • Bogalot
    Bogalot Posts: 1,102 Forumite
    Soulful wrote: »
    @dippy

    Would it stop me ending up with the worst out come or doesn't that make any difference either?

    Would you be offering it if you hadn't been found out? Your problem is that, despite being advised to be completely honest, you continued to lie. Contrition after the fact may help, but more likely it will be seen for what it is, panic that you've been found out.
  • dippy3103
    dippy3103 Posts: 1,963 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker I've been Money Tipped!
    Soulful wrote: »
    @dippy

    Would it stop me ending up with the worst out come or doesn't that make any difference either?

    No you can't buy your way out of court. That said, making repayments is taken into account by the court when considering sentencing.
  • dippy3103
    dippy3103 Posts: 1,963 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker I've been Money Tipped!
    nannytone wrote: »
    the only thing that makes any difference at all is telling the truth about what you did.

    you already lied to them during the interview when you didn't disclose the part time job.

    you will be expected to repay the overpayment regardless.

    it isn't a punishment if all they do is ask for what you shouldn't have had back.

    if the punishment for robbing a bank was just to hand the money back, then there would be no reason for people to not rob banks!

    you have robbed the taxpayers 'bank' and should expect to be punished on top of repaying the money.

    its called a deterrent to stop you, and others from doing it


    You are on form today Nanny xx
  • Soulful
    Soulful Posts: 19 Forumite
    Who decision is it on repayments or do I have to agree a payment scheme?
  • Soulful wrote: »
    Who decision is it on repayments or do I have to agree a payment scheme?

    Im hoping they will ask for a list of income and outgoings (With proof, as after all you have been proven a habitual liar now)

    From that they can decide what you need to live on whilst paying a substantial amount back each month.

    Or maybe thats just wishful thinking.
  • Soulful
    Soulful Posts: 19 Forumite
    I know I'm going to get punishment in some way I just don't want to be locked up but I know it's not my choice, it's my own stupid fault if I am.

    I've got to wait and see, I'll update you all when I get the next letter.
  • dktreesea
    dktreesea Posts: 5,736 Forumite
    robotrobo wrote: »
    its easy to find out if you are driving around in a disabled entitled car, just enter the reg number in the dvla web site.
    Pain or discomfort does not or should not entitle you to have a mobility car, theres thousands or millons got pain & discomfort.
    In my community ,i see the bb holders find b/badge spaces & then walk miles to their destinations or shops.
    If you are geniune , then you wont mind it being shown in the town hall for everyone to see, it will filter out the fiddlers.
    Where i live very close to the golf club, the disabled are not to disabled to go & play a round of golf, but when you see them in town they seem to be struggling, its probably the pain & discomfort your talking about.


    I would be sympathetic to your point of view if I thought the NHS was doing everything it could to get those who are mobile but in pain fixed up enough to be able to walk around without any pain. Sadly, particularly in England, this doesn't seem to be the case. A bit better in Scotland - if you are working age and need a new knee or hip, it's got to be done and dusted up here within 18 weeks. But try getting a new knee or hip in a place like Yorkshire. Some of their trusts have all kinds of excuses why you can't have one. Too young (54), overweight (a load of tosh - up here you can be morbidly obese and still have a successful knee or hip replacement), having more than one health condition, no more funding for that year. Osteoarthritis is a horrible thing to have. I don't begrudge those who are crippled by it and can't get the help they need from the NHS a penny of either their PiP/DLA or their blue badge.


    As to blue badge holders still having to walk miles to their destination, that suggests not enough parking for disabled people. I've certainly been to towns where the parking for disabled people was so poor it was a joke. I wonder what state those poor people are in once they get home. It probably takes a few days for their joints to recover.
  • dippy3103
    dippy3103 Posts: 1,963 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker I've been Money Tipped!
    Soulful wrote: »
    I know I'm going to get punishment in some way I just don't want to be locked up but I know it's not my choice, it's my own stupid fault if I am.

    I've got to wait and see, I'll update you all when I get the next letter.

    Prison is unlikely
  • sangie595
    sangie595 Posts: 6,092 Forumite
    dktreesea wrote: »
    But try getting a new knee or hip in a place like Yorkshire. Some of their trusts have all kinds of excuses why you can't have one. Too young (54), overweight (a load of tosh - up here you can be morbidly obese and still have a successful knee or hip replacement), having more than one health condition, no more funding for that year. .

    In defence of West Yorkshire, it's 18 weeks maximum and no "tosh". York does not represent the whole of Yorkshire.
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