Blue badge face to face assessment

Sncjw

Hi all 

I am freaking out here. I had a phone call (Which i used my phone text translation service to communicate due to hearing issues)  to say I have an assessment face to face for my blue badge application. I applied back in august because of my knee issues and other health issues which at the time i was being investigated for a heart attack and I have been placed on medication for and also my long standing hearing issues. 

I have applied in the past for my deafness as I cant hear cars around me and if my cochlear implant battery dies or the implant fails i cant hear any saftey call out but was rejected. Since then I have had knee issues with my meniscus tear last year but they just left it to heal normally and since then i have had flare ups of pain and limited motion that results in me needing a walking stick. I have recently had a bad time that my knee twisted so much it felt out of place but got it back to place so that i can weightbear. It has taken 3 weeks to get back to some sort of normality and during this time husband had to get me wheelchair in hospital appointments, use shop wheelchairs when i envutally manage to get to door from a far away car parking spot and i have had to get taxis to appointments on days when husband is at work and use hospital wheelchairs. Other days i remained at home because of the difficulity getting round and even then it was hard to get around the house.  I am using my stick more and more since my meniscus tear and i get pain and tightness flare ups. I find it difficult to walk to and from my workplace and i need rest breaks often people check i am ok on these breaks and i mean strangers. On the days i know i definartly cant get to the local transport i use a taxi which can be costly. I have been under physio at work and they dont think its related to my meniscus tear and my hipsital letter says that if further symptoms to investiagte for rhumatoid which i asked the gp to do but blood tests come back negative. the gp hasnt done anythign further and i feel like no one is actually trying to do anything to find out what the issue is causing all of this. 

I have since had a heart scare which meant i was addmited to hispital for a suspected heart attack and had tests. I have been placed on medication and couple of them lower my blood preasure and since then I have found i can be a bit breathless when walking a distance and need breaks too. 

I have also been diagnosed with autism and the report is very detailed which indicated i have snesory issues with noise and i know this obviously myself and when i am in a shopping area that is very busy i get stressed and oveerwhlemed and i have to leave the shopping area asap. 

I am worried that because i dont have a diagnosis and i get flare ups that i wont get the blue badge which would massibaly help me reaching rest points such as shop or wheelchair if i need it alot quicker and i would be safe because If i was parked at a distance and need rest when i am in middle of the road i could be a danger to my self and others. I am worried they will turn it down.

Sncjw

I am posting in here as well as the disabled money matters as that forum seems a bit quiet. 

Hi all 

I am freaking out here. I had a phone call (Which i used my phone text translation service to communicate due to hearing issues)  to say I have an assessment face to face for my blue badge application. I applied back in august because of my knee issues and other health issues which at the time i was being investigated for a heart attack and I have been placed on medication for and also my long standing hearing issues. 

I have applied in the past for my deafness as I cant hear cars around me and if my cochlear implant battery dies or the implant fails i cant hear any saftey call out but was rejected. Since then I have had knee issues with my meniscus tear last year but they just left it to heal normally and since then i have had flare ups of pain and limited motion that results in me needing a walking stick. I have recently had a bad time that my knee twisted so much it felt out of place but got it back to place so that i can weightbear. It has taken 3 weeks to get back to some sort of normality and during this time husband had to get me wheelchair in hospital appointments, use shop wheelchairs when i envutally manage to get to door from a far away car parking spot and i have had to get taxis to appointments on days when husband is at work and use hospital wheelchairs. Other days i remained at home because of the difficulity getting round and even then it was hard to get around the house.  I am using my stick more and more since my meniscus tear and i get pain and tightness flare ups. I find it difficult to walk to and from my workplace and i need rest breaks often people check i am ok on these breaks and i mean strangers. On the days i know i definartly cant get to the local transport i use a taxi which can be costly. I have been under physio at work and they dont think its related to my meniscus tear and my hipsital letter says that if further symptoms to investiagte for rhumatoid which i asked the gp to do but blood tests come back negative. the gp hasnt done anythign further and i feel like no one is actually trying to do anything to find out what the issue is causing all of this. 

I have since had a heart scare which meant i was addmited to hispital for a suspected heart attack and had tests. I have been placed on medication and couple of them lower my blood preasure and since then I have found i can be a bit breathless when walking a distance and need breaks too. 

I have also been diagnosed with autism and the report is very detailed which indicated i have snesory issues with noise and i know this obviously myself and when i am in a shopping area that is very busy i get stressed and oveerwhlemed and i have to leave the shopping area asap. 

I am worried that because i dont have a diagnosis and i get flare ups that i wont get the blue badge which would massibaly help me reaching rest points such as shop or wheelchair if i need it alot quicker and i would be safe because If i was parked at a distance and need rest when i am in middle of the road i could be a danger to my self and others. I am worried they will turn it down.

Ayr_Rage

Best to stick to one thread per topic.

Can a mod decide which one to keep open and where it should be please, exact copy here

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6633257/blue-badge-face-to-face-assessment#latest

Spoonie_Turtle

The threshold for walking is basically the same as for PIP moving around.  Am I mixing you up with someone else, were you previously asking about a Motability car?  What points did you score for PIP mobility, which descriptors?

swingaloo

Every council has it's own criteria for giving Blue Badges. What council do you come under?

born_again

Spoonie_Turtle said:

The threshold for walking is basically the same as for PIP moving around.  Am I mixing you up with someone else, were you previously asking about a Motability car?  What points did you score for PIP mobility, which descriptors?

Sounds like OP already has a Motability car. 
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6632096/renault-data-amd-motability/p1

oldernonethewiser

You may be worrying unnecessarily.

You won't know until you have been to the interview so no need to add any stress.

If they do turn you down then go through whatever appeals process your council has in place. 

chrisw

You must have enhanced rate mobility to get a motability car - this usually qualifies you automatically for a blue badge.

beanielou

chrisw said:

You must have enhanced rate mobility to get a motability car - this usually qualifies you automatically for a blue badge.

Was just coming to say just this. 

Spoonie_Turtle

chrisw said:

You must have enhanced rate mobility to get a motability car - this usually qualifies you automatically for a blue badge.

Depends on how the points were scored.  Automatic BB entitlement requires 8+ points for moving around, or descriptor e (which scores 10 points) for planning and following journeys.  If someone scored, say, 4pts moving around and 8pts for planning/following journeys, they'd get enhanced mobility but not automatically qualify for a Blue Badge.