Disability parking badge

poppy12345

Ran123ran wrote: »

We dont have that question on 2nd page in north lanarkshire council.

Having followed the link for your local council, unless your husband is "virtually unable to walk" then he may have difficulty getting the Blue badge. Like i said all councils are different.

Ran123ran

He can walk but its not easy........he limps a bit more on one side.
He has hard 3 operations on both knees. He needs knee replacment per consultant but he wint get that fof a few years as he considered young at 51.

GlasweJen

Park near the back of the car park so he can open the door wide open? North Lanarkshire only really issue badges to children too young for DLA and elderly people too old for PIP. Otherwise it's expected that you apply for the appropriate benefit and proof of entitlement is the benefits letter.

Mojisola

Ran123ran wrote: »

He can walk but its not easy........he limps a bit more on one side.

Has he looked at whether he could claim PIP?

If he decides to claim, get help filling in the forms.

Ran123ran

He wont get pip as the claim criteria suggests its more for people with very severe disabikities eg getting help with getting dressed, washing, that sort of thing.

Ran123ran

He has not been to pain clinic and we have never heard of that but he has been prescribed pain killers but only takes them on really bad days as they make him drowsy. On days he takes them he doesnt drive and takes taxis to work and back.

GlasweJen

I've seen a device that you clip into the door latch to help stabilise to get up

Ran123ran

Thanks, that will definately help him.

w06

from what you've said it sounds unlikely that he'd qualify for a blue badge, but no one here can say really. He needs to apply the council and probably have an assessment. Most councils don't take into account getting in/out of the car, because that can be overcome by parking in peripheral spaces

poppy12345

w06 wrote: »

from what you've said it sounds unlikely that he'd qualify for a blue badge, but no one here can say really. He needs to apply the council and probably have an assessment. Most councils don't take into account getting in/out of the car, because that can be overcome by parking in peripheral spaces

Having already checked the OP local councils criteria for a blue badge it is "virtually unable to walk" I highly doubt they would qualify even after an assessment going by what the OP has said.