Blue Badge

mandy_b1967

Hi I was just wondering how do you apply for a blue badge. I wouldnt need one for a good part of the week but some days I just have trouble walking very far. thanks
mandy

nearlybionic

Hi
In my area I contacted the local town hall, and made an appointment to complete a form and took the required information eg. hospital letters, utility bills.etc. Ring your local town hall or check their website. I think they can also be applied for if you are awarded DLA mobility.
NB

debsmartin

Hi Mandy

I got my application form from a link on the government web page, I filled out an on-line application form request and received it within 2 days. I filled out all I could and then made an appointment with my doctor who is very nice and he helped me complete it. I like you don't need it all the time so only use it when I'm struggling but it has been a godsend to me. Hope you find your application as easy as mine.

debs

amanda000

[if you have difficulty walking you should apply for dla :idea: if you are entitled to the higher rate you can get free car tax and you could have a new car instead of a monthly payment. go for it

eckstardeluxe

As Debs said go to your local authority web page, type your city and blue badge in and it should take you there. You give them a ring and they'll send a form out for you to fill in. Good luck!

mash65

hi,i rang county hall,recieved form next day,filled it in,took it to drs with passport photos enclosed,he agreed to support it.he filled it in sent it off for me & i got it 2wks later. no assessment.
its a godsend when im having a bad day,dont always use it only when i have too.
good luck. debsx

mandy_b1967

amanda000 wrote:

[if you have difficulty walking you should apply for dla :idea: if you are entitled to the higher rate you can get free car tax and you could have a new car instead of a monthly payment. go for it

Thank you to everyone for your help I will make enquiries today.
Amanda: I have applied for DLA but was turned down and I am in the process of putting in an appeal.
Mandy

honeykins59

hi mandy good for you appeal against your decsion i was also turned down i have appealed and just waiting to go to tribunal so together we can win but in the meantime if u go to your gp he/she will fill out the form for so you dont have to have dla to get blue badge

mandy_b1967

I am waiting for the results from the rheumy (I went on Wednesday go back 18th March) as my GP took nearly 3 years to refer me for my back pain they kept telling me it was posture. I am still putting in for an appeal as soon as the copy of the gp form turns up.
Mandy

badger

Some days I am really worked up because my partner cannot get a Blue Badge. There at the super market or carpark I see people getting out of cars far better than my partner can. But because my partner can sometime walk more then the minimum distance he has been refused.

Some days it is difficult just to get them out of bed. Let alone to get into the car to go to the shops.

But it is even more infuriating to see people without any badge parking in the spaces provided. One day they will give my partner a badge but by then I will need it as well.

All the best
Badger

colinone

Hi Mandy a letter from your GP will do the job, I think they have a standard form to fill in
Colin