It Pays To Complain. - Page 9

WillowTheWhisp · 04-10-2007, 05:00

Some people must just enjoy complaining.

lindsay ormerod · 04-10-2007, 18:35

[quote=jambutty;476619]What I said was that in order to qualify for a Blue Badge the applicant has to be unable to walk any distance unaided or without experiencing pain. This does not cover people who are on crutches because they have broken a leg. In other words the disability has to be deemed as being permanent.

Wrong on that one I'm afraid; we were offered a blue badge last year when my daughter had both her legs in plaster casts.

jambutty · 04-10-2007, 19:08

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Originally Posted by lindsay ormerod

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Originally Posted by jambutty

What I said was that in order to qualify for a Blue Badge the applicant has to be unable to walk any distance unaided or without experiencing pain. This does not cover people who are on crutches because they have broken a leg. In other words the disability has to be deemed as being permanent.

Wrong on that one I'm afraid; we were offered a blue badge last year when my daughter had both her legs in plaster casts.

Have you tried reading and understanding what is written?
“because they have broken a leg” is singular. Meaning that with one leg in plaster a person can still walk using crutches and of course the disability is not sustainable. Hopefully the break will heal after a suitable period of time.

You were offered a Blue Badge because your daughter had BOTH LEGS IN PLASTER and thus could not walk at all let alone unaided. However the question of sustainability comes into the equation and according to the rules you should not have got a Blue Badge for your daughter. I understand that the issuing office has some discretion in these matters and they obviously exercised that discretion in your favour. Which in my view was right and proper.

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“You can get a badge if:
you have a permanent and substantial disability which means you are unable to walk or have very considerable difficulty in walking. In this case you may be asked to answer a series of questions to help the local authority determine whether you are eligible for a badge.”

http://www.dft.gov.uk/transportforyou/access/bluebadge/pubs/general/thebluebadgeschemeexplanator5983?page=2#a1002