Blue Badge Renewal

zaksmum

I am trying to renew my Blue Badge. I have been emailed a reminder and started the process today.

However, I need to upload a photo and various other evidence.

I can't fathom out how to do this so is there another way of renewing the badge, by post for example?

lemontart

zaksmum wrote: »

I am trying to renew my Blue Badge. I have been emailed a reminder and started the process today.

However, I need to upload a photo and various other evidence.

I can't fathom out how to do this so is there another way of renewing the badge, by post for example?

You will need to scan in a pic or get someone to get a digital copy for you to forward, If you check your county councils website's blue page page it should also give you details on how to do by post too.

Silvertabby

Count yourself lucky. A friend living in Oz has to renew her blue badge every two years. The process includes a medical, so a doctor can certify that her amputated leg hasn't grown back.

zaksmum

Silvertabby wrote: »

Count yourself lucky. A friend living in Oz has to renew her blue badge every two years. The process includes a medical, so a doctor can certify that her amputated leg hasn't grown back.

How ridiculous is that?

amibovvered

Can't speak for Oz, but in this country an amputation isn't sufficient to guarantee a Blue Badge - a friend has to struggle on every renewal because they say she walks 'too well' on her false leg.

lemontart

Silvertabby wrote: »

Count yourself lucky. A friend living in Oz has to renew her blue badge every two years. The process includes a medical, so a doctor can certify that her amputated leg hasn't grown back.

Many are now having to have medicals here too

rockingbilly

lemontart wrote: »

Many are now having to have medicals here too

and so they should!

In the past the issuing of a BB had become a national disgrace. At least now they are looking to turn it round and only issue one to those that clearly fit the bill.
However given that they test ability to walk are they testing on the old DLA target of 50 metres or the PIP one of 20 metres?

Silvertabby

Can't speak for Oz, but in this country an amputation isn't sufficient to guarantee a Blue Badge - a friend has to struggle on every renewal because they say she walks 'too well' on her false leg. Posted by amibovvered

Should have said that my friend's real leg was so badly damaged in the accident she has to use 2 sticks to help her walk - and she uses a wheelchair when necessary.

OldMotherTucker

zaksmum wrote: »

How ridiculous is that?

It's total fallacy actually!

It's to see if the person in question still needs the the same level of help.

It's not a badge for life!

rockingbilly

amibovvered wrote: »

Can't speak for Oz, but in this country an amputation isn't sufficient to guarantee a Blue Badge - a friend has to struggle on every renewal because they say she walks 'too well' on her false leg.

By comparison someone who has extreme difficulty walking due to Arthritis would and should be more likely to get a BB than someone that has legs that haven't grown due to Thalidomide if that person when using their two false legs can move about better than the person with Arthritis can.

Getting a BB has nothing to do with what the problem/condition/diagnosis is. It's all down to how difficult they find putting one foot in front of another.

To get you thinking along those lines, the DWP had claims from two friends, one had (now died) Motor Neurone disease and the other Arthritis & Depression. The former was denied PIP whilst the latter received PIP with no difficulty. The arthritic sufferer was said by the DWP to have a more difficult life than the Motor Neurone sufferer which is a terminal illness.

rockingbilly

OldMotherTucker wrote: »

It's total fallacy actually!

It's to see if the person in question still needs the the same level of help.

It's not a badge for life!

Thankfully having these assessments every three years stops people abusing the system. In one instance the grandson had the sole use of his late grandmother's BB for just over 1 year following her death.
If it had been a badge for life, he would have continued to use it for as long as it was possible - many years no doubt.