I have a blue badge renewal soon,
I have eonsiphillic asthma , arthritis in both knees, severe depression and severe anxiety, spondyloaropathy , also gastro easophagous reflux disease.
On a good day i can walk more than 50mtrs, will I still be able to renew my badge ??
Hi Jaguar. I applied for what is now PIP a few years ago. The advice I got was to discount the good days and to write about the bad days, assuming the bad days outnumber the good ones. I assume it is the same for a blue badge.
Don’t tell them what you can do on a good day, unless that is the norm. From what you have said you should get it but councils can be difficult.
Remember it’s not the conditions but how you are affected. To that end have you considered applying for PIP? If you are in receipt of mobility component your blue badge is automatically approved. Would think it’s worth applying for although you should get help to complete the form because they can be tricky.
You need to reply based on how you normally are. It's a fat lot of use being able to walk on a good day if 75% of your days aren't good ones because you can't guarantee being able to walk when you need to.
Don't be 'brave' when answering. My aunt took years longer to get a blue badge than she should have done because she tended to answer very positively and say that she 'could' do something even if it would leave her in agony and wiped out for the rest of the day.
As others say it is your worst day,and how your illnesses impact on you and would hinder you walking. Although you can tell them about all your diagnosed illnesses, concentrate on how they impact on you. From my experience because you have a blue badge does not guarantee it will be renewed. If anxious about applying seek out help .
It should b straight forward.i do mine online x
again as others say it is how the conditions effect you but based on your normal not good days. I would suggest you do try applying for PIP based on how you said you are effected and your conditions. you can normaly get help filling in the forms from the citizens advise bureau and various other organisations if you are having trouble filling in yourself. if you do apply for PIP do remember to say how you are normally not how you are at your best when 80 of the rest of the time you can hardly do things
Yes I can't see why not They let me know 10 weeks in advance of it running out then I full in the forms
I have had mine renewed twice now and no problems
All the best
in my experience you should have no problem. Once you have a badge, it’s much easier to renew it than to get one for the first time
Good luck.
John
Blue Badge and Asthma
