Blue Badge

[mauwycliffe]

No I do not have a Blue Badge. I have tried twice. I have pulmonary fibrosis & Bronchiectasi and can manage 50/100 yds. With oxegen. I was sent for assessment but to no avail. I didnt mention oxegen, use husband for support.

[stone-UK]

Hi

Although there in no appeals procedure, I would ask for a reconsideration based on the need to use oxygen.

[sassy59]

You do need to mention the use of oxygen and it shouldn't be so hard to get a Blue Badge when you are in genuine need. Good luck to you. Xxx

[cofdrop-UK]

What a pain for you. Try again and this time mention the oxygen. Take some letters from consultant or GP, respiratory nurse - anything which supports your need for blue badge. Have your 02 in use when you go too.

Good luck.

love cx

[y_not]

I don't know anyone who wants a blue badge for the sake of it! People want the badge to make life easier.

You HAVE to be honest with them - don't hold back, why would you NOT tell them about the O2?

I use a blue badge - how far can I walk? Probably Lands End to John O'Groats BUT how much pain and how long to do it? I sit on a sofa with stabbing pains in my knees from arthritis so I tell them exactly that. I can walk zero metres! I'd give the damn badge back in a heartbeat if I could get rid of the issues but they won't go!

Sure, they want you to describe an "average day" but does that mean that you shouldn't go out on a bad day? Sorry, average doesn't cut it for me.

If you are as mobile as a fit, healthy person of the same age then you don't need one - in reality, if you compare yourself against a fit, healthy person it's probably obvious that you need one.

Be honest, be completely honest, be truthful about just how much your issues affect your mobility and they WILL give you one.

Good luck and sorry for the rant! (I find the "system" more than a little frustrating at times)

[twopars12 in reply to y_not]

I agree with y-not in all he says apart from one thing and that is that there are people who cherish having a blue badge for the convenience it brings them even though there is no apparent illness affecting them. I know a road in North London with shops nearby and I have walked along a row of parked cars, 15 or more at times all displaying blue badges. You just need to waste some time watching those who use the cars to see that there is nothing seriously wrong with them. Sadly there are those in society who will abuse every public service on offer and never give it a second thought.

(Sorry for the rant)

[y_not in reply to twopars12]

As I've said before, my (right arm amputee) son has a badge - not for mobility reasons but because he needs to fully open a car door to use the ignition. Without the benefit of a full size bay he wouldn't be able to drive.

Whilst I get the comment, sometimes it's not perhaps fully obvious what problems a person has ... he plays amputee football at Nottinghamshire forest ...

[mauwycliffe]

Will definitely try again. Thanks to you all for your comments