BLUE BADGE

hileena111
hileena111 Member Posts: 7,099
edited 14. Dec 2012, 02:45 in Living with Arthritis archive
Just a note to say my BB arrived today.....so thats me for another 3 years.
I was waiting for them to fail me and me to have to appeal.

Love
Hileena
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  • villier
    villier Member Posts: 4,426
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Great news Hilena, thats good you don't have the stress of an appeal.............Marie xx
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  • barbara12
    barbara12 Member Posts: 21,281
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Thats good news Hileena mine is up next year...I honestly cant imagine being without it xx
    Love
    Barbara
  • dreamdaisy
    dreamdaisy Member Posts: 31,520
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    I am pleased it's come through, that is good news as they are useful things indeed. DD
    Have you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben
  • hileena111
    hileena111 Member Posts: 7,099
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Yes I'm so relieved.....
    dont know about you DD but I need a space to get the rollator out of the car....{without hitting the car or other cars} :lol:
    Peter just reaches into the back of his car and lifts it out or lifts it up and pops it on the back seat....me I can just get it as high as the back seat and then go to the other side and pull it from there.
    Love
    Hileena
  • frogmorton
    frogmorton Member Posts: 30,026
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    YIPPEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    I just KNEW you'd get it :D

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    love

    Toni xxx


    (reminder to self....Hileena's blue badge renewal DEc 1015 :wink: )
  • queenfan
    queenfan Member Posts: 563
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Great news :wink: mine is due too, I went to have new photo taken last friday, just waiting for new badge to come in the post :) another 2015 girl :lol: Sue x
  • Nicchick
    Nicchick Member Posts: 191
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hurrah!

    My father says that it's 'bitter sweet' when we use it as he would much rather we didn't need it but we do so....hey!

    Great news! Nx
  • stickywicket
    stickywicket Member Posts: 27,764
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Ah, a little bit of common sense by those in charge. Great news, Hileena.
    If at first you don't succeed, then skydiving definitely isn't for you.
    Steven Wright
  • hileena111
    hileena111 Member Posts: 7,099
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Yes...thank goodness for some common sense for a change.
    It is bitter sweet.....we all wish we didnt have to thave them or the other contraptions we have to use :lol: Having these things gives us a better quality of life. My way of looking at it :wink:

    Love
    Hileena
  • elainebadknee
    elainebadknee Bots Posts: 3,703
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hileena

    Glad you got the badge, one less thing to worry about..

    elainexx
    hileena111 wrote:
    Yes...thank goodness for some common sense for a change.
    It is bitter sweet.....we all wish we didnt have to thave them or the other contraptions we have to use :lol: Having these things gives us a better quality of life. My way of looking at it :wink:

    Love
    Hileena
  • Numptydumpty
    Numptydumpty Member Posts: 6,417
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    That is very good news Hileena. I'm so pleased for you.
    Numpty
  • queenfan
    queenfan Member Posts: 563
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    A bit of a shock :shock: my last badge was for three years, this one arrived with just over 12 months that was a shock :shock: £10 for twelve months
  • hileena111
    hileena111 Member Posts: 7,099
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi
    Are you going to query it? I always thought if you got it ...it was for 3 years?
    I dont get any benefits and this is my 2nd one....both 3 yrs??
    Sounds a bit funny

    Love
    Hileena
  • queenfan
    queenfan Member Posts: 563
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Yes I am going to ring them in the morning :?
  • tkachev
    tkachev Member Posts: 8,332
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Great news Hileena.

    Elizabeth
    Never be bullied into silence.
    Never allow yourself to be made a victim.
    Accept no ones definition of your life

    Define yourself........

    Harvey Fierstein
  • elainebadknee
    elainebadknee Bots Posts: 3,703
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Queenfan

    Thats odd isnt it? I too thought they were issued for 3 years too...Knew it was up to the badge holder to inform then if they felt a condition had improved and no longer needed the badge but cant imagine that happens too often...
    Hope you get answers when you phone up...

    Elainexx
    queenfan wrote:
    A bit of a shock :shock: my last badge was for three years, this one arrived with just over 12 months that was a shock :shock: £10 for twelve months
  • hileena111
    hileena111 Member Posts: 7,099
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi
    I hope you get some answers about the 12 months.....let us know when you find out
    Love
    Hileena
  • blueknees
    blueknees Member Posts: 90
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Has anyone noticed recently how many empty blue badge bays there are?

    I can't get a BB but need one, when I park at the supermarket the only available parking is BB bays, I was in a large multi story car park today and there were loads of MT BB bays.
  • queenfan
    queenfan Member Posts: 563
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Well here we go, I rang the council this morning, forgot that department was closed on a Saturday :oops: after the normal wait to which number to press for my department. The lady I spoke to was very polite,so to start off with I didn't want to make a fool of myself in case any thing had changed, I asked her how long does a blue badge last, her reply was Mmm12 months, i said I thought it was 3years, my last one was, I explained what had happened,she then went to speak to her supervisor, then told my I was correct it was 3 years :roll: & she would email blue badge department who would be in touch. they rang me an hour later & said it was because my letter I had sent them only went up to December 2013 didn't realize, I have found my letter from when I was first awarded my benefit instead of the letter I received which informed me to fill in the back each car I changed to or the expiry date which is December 2013 which ever was earliest, I hadn't read it before sending it off stupid or what :oops: :oops:
  • GraceB
    GraceB Member Posts: 1,595
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hileena - delighted for you. They make such a difference to daily life. I'm pleased you haven't had to fight for this.

    Yes Queenfan the system can catch you out like that. My badge expires in April next year and I'll have to ask the DWP in January for a letter that states my entitlement is indefinite or my Local Authority here in Kent would only issue a badge for a short time. Here in Kent you have to allow 10 weeks to get a badge. I triggered one for my elderly mother 17th October and have been told that today it's gone to the printing company and will be with her within the week. It's utterly mad how long these take now.
    What I'd do if I were you is to get another entitlement letter and send a copy of that back to the Blue Badge Department asking for it to be re-done. Once you get the re-jigged BB return the short-term one to them for destruction. Hope that helps.
    GraceB
    Turn a negative into a positive!
  • sheenakt
    sheenakt Member Posts: 51
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    I rang the Blue Badge dept after my appt with my Occ Health dept last week, the doctor there queried that I didn't have one, to be honest I never even thought of applying for one up until that point. So I rang my local council yesterday and spoke to a very helpful man, who has confirmed that I am eligible, not sure how long it is for, but I am delighted. It means I can use the disabled space at work which is so much easier for me. We have had black ice over the last week or so and I am terrified of falling.

    Sheena x
  • blueknees
    blueknees Member Posts: 90
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Sheena if you can answer this without me being too nosey what was it that makes you eligible.

    I'm sure you do qualify I just don't know what I have to do myself.
  • babytiger
    babytiger Member Posts: 360
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    To get mine I filled in an online form through the council and then received a phone call wanting to come and fill all relevant paperwork ,to be honest didn't really expect to get one but was pleasantly surprised. Think it lasts 3 years or until no longer required
    Eileen x
  • dreamdaisy
    dreamdaisy Member Posts: 31,520
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hello Blueknees, I think the only way to find out if you qualify is to apply. When it was suggested by a friend that I should apply I rang my local Social Services and they were very helpful. (That was a good few years ago now, I am sure there is info on the web about it.) I've never had any trouble renewing mine as I use crutches (on a good day) and now a rollator (on all the other days) to get around. BBs are awarded for all kinds of reasons and it's best to base your form answers on a bad day. Mind you, judging by the number of people who park in the bays without displaying a badge I do wonder why I bother getting mine. DD
    Have you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben
  • sheenakt
    sheenakt Member Posts: 51
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Blue knees, messaged you privately, haven't received mine yet so don't know how long they last. Up north you still have to pay in city centre carparks but at least they are accessible spaces.

    S x

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