Blue badges for disabled

cherokee · 28-02-2007, 01:35

just been watching watchdog and although something is being done to change the law , it got me thinking why now ? it should have been done long ago..they were on about blue badges for disabled children etc and apperantly the law as it is at the moment the system says if your under 2 yrs old then you are not entitled to a blue badge .

But on the other hand imo there are many out there (adults)etc that arent entitled to it either and many out there that seem to get it who dont really need it .

I think this system needs reviewing as a whole

garinda · 28-02-2007, 01:40

You can't judge who is entitled to them just by looking at them.

I've only used mine once at the hospital carpark.

I may look the picture of health, buy yet again no one sees me when I can't get out of bed for over an hour, or can't walk from the backdoor the couple of yards to the bin.

cherokee · 28-02-2007, 01:49

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Originally Posted by garinda

You can't judge who is entitled to them just by looking at them.

I've only used mine once at the hospital carpark.

I may look the picture of health, buy yet again no one sees me when I can't get out of bed for over an hour, or can't walk from the backdoor the couple of yards to the bin.

I agree rindy but then i think that they should in most cases take a docs opinion more seriously (which i dont think they investigate enough to judge a claim ?) ie those children tonight IMHO really could have benefited from the scheme at least until they/their parents were in a position to manage without it , If anyone knows the depth of your illness then its got to be your gp/consultant

garinda · 28-02-2007, 01:56

I agree that a young disabled child's parent should be entitled to one.

I don't know about anyone else, but it was only with the help of Harwood Red, who physically filled in the mountainous forms for me because I can't physically write, and the intervention of my neurologist, saying that I did indeed have a diagnosed degenerative, incurrable illness that severley affected my mobility, that I got one....even though I look 'normal'.

Even before that I never judged anyone who I so parking in a disabled bay, who looked 'healthy'. They may have had two false legs for all I knew.

Ianto.W. · 28-02-2007, 02:07

The bloke next door to me looks ok but I think he must have heart problems, he also has eye problems he's always running into things, I think his car needs a prescription windscreen as well as a blue badge.

cherokee · 28-02-2007, 02:11

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Originally Posted by garinda

I agree that a young disabled child's parent should be entitled to one.

I don't know about anyone else, but it was only with the help of Harwood Red, who physically filled in the mountainous forms for me because I can't physically write, and the intervention of my neurologist, saying that I did indeed have a diagnosed degenerative, incurrable illness that severley affected my mobility, that I got one....even though I look 'normal'.

Even before that I never judged anyone who I so parking in a disabled bay, who looked 'healthy'. They may have had two false legs for all I knew.

Sorry rind i will apologise because my last statement did look like i was judging in general but infact i am actually referring to (sorry small gripe) someone that i know getting it who dosent actully need it when there are many out there that do..and when i saw the program tonight it kind of infuriated me somewhat to see families that do genuinly need it and others that are just taking the p... out of the system .
what i am saying rindy is in a lot of cases not enough research is done into the individual and their medical cases for the authorities that be to decide a case and alot goes down to what is put on to a form rather than investigating actual needs ..

garinda · 28-02-2007, 02:18

No need to appologise hun, I was just telling of my own experiences, and I agree it's totally wrong disabled children under two aren't entitled to one.

entwisi · 28-02-2007, 07:48

I was told when I had my accident that I should apply for one. As it is I didn't bother. I can't carry heavy things too far without my back giving me agony for a few days later but I've yet to come to a situation wherer I can't just drive the cara bit closer or use a trolley or something to get to the car.

WillowTheWhisp · 28-02-2007, 08:40

I know someone who gets the mobility component of DLA and yet walks up and down to town. Those are the sort of people who give every blue badge owner a bad name. On the other hand I have a friend who looks fit as a fiddle but is severely disabled and it took several attempts to get the badge with reams of forms to fill in and letter from doctor and specialist and appeals procedures and medical examinations. Some people must know how to fiddle the system to the detriment of the genuine claimants.

The idea that a child under 2 shouldn't need one is poppycock. It's hard enough coping with an able bodied toddler. I only got a glimpse of the program because somebody phone when it was on

Neil · 28-02-2007, 09:13

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Originally Posted by garinda

I agree it's totally wrong disabled children under two aren't entitled to one.

Do you think it is because most children under 2 will still be in a pram or pushchair so are no different to any other under 2 year old?

I agree with blue badges for those who need them, I don't agree with were/how some badge holders park. Having a blue badge does not mean you can park dangerously or cause an obstruction like I often see.

SPUGGIE J · 28-02-2007, 09:14

Just out of curiosity as I didnt see this program is the hassle you have to go through even stevens country wide or like some other issues worse in some areas than others? If a person whether 2 or 92 needs an item to allow them to live a life as near to normal then it should be given. I personally believe that all the forms are there to put you of and proberly have done for some. All this red tape is infuriating and unless you have someone to help as Harwood Red did with G'ster then they are stuck and suffer a "down grading" of their life.

grego · 28-02-2007, 09:42

I saw the programme and think in both cases they should be issued with a badge, the problem being no badges for under 2's because thats the rules. Why cant all cases be dealt with individually regardless of age.

garinda · 28-02-2007, 10:53

I forgot to mention earlier, as well as all the paper work, and letters from the specialist and my GP, I was examined by an independent doctor.

What I don't understand is the inconsistency regearding drivers classed as disabled.

panther · 28-02-2007, 10:57

always wondered, but what is classed as disabled??
to get a card i mean.

garinda · 28-02-2007, 11:00

oops, shook and posted too early, lol!....continued....

When I was first diagnosed I had to inform the DVLA of my condition, and they sent me to Wrightington Hospital near Wigan for a disabled driving test, to make sure I was still safe to drive. The tests were much harder and longer than my original driving test. Happily they renewed my licence for three years. They could have took my licence off me, or jusr renewed it for a year. I know people with the same and other conditions who haven't been tested, and I think that is wrong.

My next test is in October, and I'm dreading it, as I know I've got worse than I was three years ago.