Advice please on Disabled Badge

[peter poppet]

Hi all, I was just wondering if you are entitled to a Disabled Badge for your vehicle if you have diabetes T2. The reason I am asking this is although I have T2 diabetes and at the moment I am reasonably fit although I have been quite ill recently with non alcoholic fatty liver disease , I do not want the badge for myself , I want the badge so that I can use it for my wife as she has Crohns Disease and there can be times when she may need to make a quick exit from shops etc and go and sit in the van while I continue shopping etc. The system is wrong and it does not allow a disability badge for people with crohns disease.

 

[Amigo]

Hi all, I was just wondering if you are entitled to a Disabled Badge for your vehicle if you have diabetes T2. The reason I am asking this is although I have T2 diabetes and at the moment I am reasonably fit although I have been quite ill recently with non alcoholic fatty liver disease , I do not want the badge for myself , I want the badge so that I can use it for my wife as she has Crohns Disease and there can be times when she may need to make a quick exit from shops etc and go and sit in the van while I continue shopping etc. The system is wrong and it does not allow a disability badge for people with crohns disease.

In honesty they’d be no chance Peter. You have automatic qualification if you have high rate PIP mobility component (scored over 8 points) or high rate mobility component of the DLA. My area automatically gives them to the over 80’s and blind people to be used in the vehicles they travel in. They no longer seek your GP’s opinion and anyone applying for a Disabled Car Badge would need to demonstrate (usually by interview with an OT or medical person), very significant problems with walking or have a condition which actually makes walking any distance hazardous (like serious cardiac problems). They’re really cracking down on awarding them now.
The person seeking the badge has to have the qualifying medical condition, you can’t have a badge for a vehicle, it has to be for that person (unless you’re an organisation or charity transporting disabled people).

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploa...t_data/file/197719/can-i-get-a-blue-badge.pdf

 

[peter poppet]

In honesty they’d be no chance Peter. You have automatic qualification if you have high rate PIP mobility component (scored over 8 points) or high rate mobility component of the DLA. My area automatically gives them to the over 80’s and blind people to be used in the vehicles they travel in. They no longer seek your GP’s opinion and anyone applying for a Disabled Car Badge would need to demonstrate (usually by interview with an OT or medical person), very significant problems with walking or have a condition which actually makes walking any distance hazardous (like serious cardiac problems). They’re really cracking down on awarding them now.
The person seeking the badge has to have the qualifying medical condition, you can’t have a badge for a vehicle, it has to be for that person (unless you’re an organisation or charity transporting disabled people).

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploa...t_data/file/197719/can-i-get-a-blue-badge.pdf

Thanks for your reply Amigo, Although the badge would have been in my name, my wife cannot drive and so it would be me using the badge. This was just something I thought i would ask on here . The way some things are decided just sucks sometimes. As my wife suffers from crohns disease , this can mean that she may need a toilet at very , very short notice although she does manage to control herself most of the time but it can also cause her severe stomach pains. Being able to park in disabled spaces would be a life saver for her but unfortunately the system does not cover people with this disability as she can walk more than 500 yrds or what ever the distance is when she is not suffering. I also forgot to mention that I have COPD , pleural plaque and asthma although I could possibly use this to get a badge I would feel like i am cheating the system as although I have difficulty with breathing sometimes , I have it under control and I also play golf regularly and I could never give that up. Thanks anyway.

 

[Amigo]

Thanks for your reply Amigo, Although the badge would have been in my name, my wife cannot drive and so it would be me using the badge. This was just something I thought i would ask on here . The way some things are decided just sucks sometimes. As my wife suffers from crohns disease , this can mean that she may need a toilet at very , very short notice although she does manage to control herself most of the time but it can also cause her severe stomach pains. Being able to park in disabled spaces would be a life saver for her but unfortunately the system does not cover people with this disability as she can walk more than 500 yrds or what ever the distance is when she is not suffering. Thanks anyway.

I understand your wife’s situation Peter but just to clarify, you don’t need to be able to drive to qualify for a disabled car badge...they can be used by the disabled person in a taxi for instance. If they’d been any application, it would have to be for the person using it, i.e your wife and as you know, Crohns isn’t a qualifying condition in itself. Diabetes certainly wouldn’t qualify unless there were significant walking problems. The badge is not applied for a specific vehicle. Regards, Amigo

 

[pav]

I went through the form myself as was told with other underlying illnesses I should qualify for a blue badge. I just gave up as it now appears to be a lot harder to actually qualify for one, yet I know where my mom lived some had Blue badges that were far more able bodied than myself and many others who could not get one. I am shortly moving to a bungalow for health reasons, but still would not qualify for a blue badge.

 

[Amigo]

I went through the form myself as was told with other underlying illnesses I should qualify for a blue badge. I just gave up as it now appears to be a lot harder to actually qualify for one, yet I know where my mom lived some had Blue badges that were far more able bodied than myself and many others who could not get one. I am shortly moving to a bungalow for health reasons, but still would not qualify for a blue badge.

I think many people still have blue badges from the old system (I used to have authority to issue them back in the day) but it’s a different criterion now and many will be refused renewal.

 

[HOBIE]

Hi all, I was just wondering if you are entitled to a Disabled Badge for your vehicle if you have diabetes T2. The reason I am asking this is although I have T2 diabetes and at the moment I am reasonably fit although I have been quite ill recently with non alcoholic fatty liver disease , I do not want the badge for myself , I want the badge so that I can use it for my wife as she has Crohns Disease and there can be times when she may need to make a quick exit from shops etc and go and sit in the van while I continue shopping etc. The system is wrong and it does not allow a disability badge for people with crohns disease.

Good luck PP there is always a problem

 

[mikeyB]

The Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn’s disease websites have “Need to go” cards. Most shops recognise these, and will direct you to the loo, if you show the card. It’s less embarrassing than asking. Few, if any, will refuse. I’ve done it.

Needless to say, this is a frequent topic on those sites. The fact is that the blue badge is for people who have difficulty walking any distance. Full stop. Neither of these conditions restrict walking ability. The system isn’t wrong, it does what it’s intended to do.

It’s worth adding that when I worked in War Pensions, which was embedded in law, rather than simple regulation, if anyone with those conditions applied for the mobility addition, it was always refused.

 

[trophywench]

Pete, my husband has a 'Need to Go' card too - post prostatectomy chaps are prone to such problems, which are rife for all of them just after their op and also during and after radiography treatment - and it was one of the useful things in the Bumper Bundle he was handed the day he was given his diagnosis.

He's never had to use it so far - but he has it there as a safety net should he need it, and that's the important thing.

 

[peter poppet]

The Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn’s disease websites have “Need to go” cards. Most shops recognise these, and will direct you to the loo, if you show the card. It’s less embarrassing than asking. Few, if any, will refuse. I’ve done it.

Needless to say, this is a frequent topic on those sites. The fact is that the blue badge is for people who have difficulty walking any distance. Full stop. Neither of these conditions restrict walking ability. The system isn’t wrong, it does what it’s intended to do.

It’s worth adding that when I worked in War Pensions, which was embedded in law, rather than simple regulation, if anyone with those conditions applied for the mobility addition, it was always refused.

To a degree , I agree with what you are saying about conditions regarding having a mobility badge, there is so much abuse with regards to the way people use the badges that they are a probably at least 50% of users abusing their use . I think that people with crohns disease should be issued with these badges. Unless you are a sufferer or relative of one , you will probably be unaware of the embarassment that can occur with this disease. I suffer with copd, asthma , and plueral plaque , I have had severe breathing problems over the last few months although it is now getting better , I could apply for a disabled badge and probably get one but I feel that I would be cheating other drivers if i had one and used a driving space and i could walk fairly good distances on certain days .

 

[mikeyB]

Peter, I have Ulcerative Colitis, so I am more than well aware of the problems. You seem not to have responded to the “need to go” card suggestion that would solve your problem, it did for me. There’s a lot of us about, and not just for bowel problems, as Jenny says. Shops are used to them - what’s not to like?

 

[peter poppet]

Peter, I have Ulcerative Colitis, so I am more than well aware of the problems. You seem not to have responded to the “need to go” card suggestion that would solve your problem, it did for me. There’s a lot of us about, and not just for bowel problems, as Jenny says. Shops are used to them - what’s not to like?

I agree with what you are saying mike. I know about the cards although I personally would find it embarrassing to have to almost plead with a shop assistant or anyone in order to ask to be able to use their toilet in an emergency. Also there may be times when a toilet is to far away to be able to make it in time. Having a disabled badge would allow people with crohns disease to be able to park their motor somewhere nearer to where they are going so that they would be able to get to their motor sooner so that they could sit down in their own privecy to a degree.

 

[trophywench]

It's no more embarrassing than doing an insulin jab in public and honestly mate, if you like a safety net - invest in Tena for Men products. They don't come on prescription either - but are a LOT less obtrusive when worn than the cheaper, bulkier generic ones that are available on the NHS where necessary too.

 

[Amigo]

I think the problem is the sheer number of people who could claim an urgent need to use the loo. People with severe IBS, women with a prolapse, people with spinal issues impacting on the nerves, pregnant women, elderly people with incontinence issues and even me with a hugely enlarged spleen from leukaemia which impacts on my bowel. I’m not convinced that all public toilets are close to disabled parking spaces either to be honest.

However Peter, if you have COPD, try applying!

 

[trophywench]

There are two public toilets in Bedworth, neither with adjacent public parking though there is a supermarket carpark within 100 yards of one of them, very often you can't find any spaces on it even if you intend to shop there, disabled or not.

However Tescos carpark usually has spaces and quite a good number of disabled ones, so you'd be nearer to park, walk into the building and up in the lift and hang a left to where the loos are. Much nicer ones than the public loos any time. That's a fair bit closer once you park, than either public one (one of which they are closing this year to save money)

 

[peter poppet]

Well I have had enough of talking crap now so I think I will drop out of this thread. Thanks for your replies everyone..

 

[mikeyB]

I think the problem is the sheer number of people who could claim an urgent need to use the loo. People with severe IBS, women with a prolapse, people with spinal issues impacting on the nerves, pregnant women, elderly people with incontinence issues and even me with a hugely enlarged spleen from leukaemia which impacts on my bowel. I’m not convinced that all public toilets are close to disabled parking spaces either to be honest.

However Peter, if you have COPD, try applying!

Though Peter has given up on this thread, his applying for a blue badge is somewhat hampered by playing golf. It’s the degree of disablement, not the condition that’s important.

 

[Amigo]

Though Peter has given up on this thread, his applying for a blue badge is somewhat hampered by playing golf. It’s the degree of disablement, not the condition that’s important.

This is true Mike. I was simply responding to his ‘severe breathing problems’ as possible qualifying criteria. I wasn’t aware of his sporting hobbies (don’t some golfers use those carts to get around the course?).

 

[Vince_UK]

My oldest friend has Industrial emphysema and COPD as a result. He has PIP and Motorbility and a diabled badge but he cannot get a need to go card.
This neccesitates the need for hm to carry a plastic bottle in his car when he goes out which I find totally dehumanising for him in many ways.
When I get back I will try again for him.

 

[Amigo]

My oldest friend has Industrial emphysema and COPD as a result. He has PIP and Motorbility and a diabled badge but he cannot get a need to go card.
This neccesitates the need for hm to carry a plastic bottle in his car when he goes out which I find totally dehumanising for him in many ways.
When I get back I will try again for him.

Just make him one Vince. They’re hardly legal documents, just a plea for a quick pee (and some consideration!).