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Taf · 30-11-2018, 19:25

Our son's Disabled Bus Pass stopped working, so he took it for exchange at the council offices.

He was told that the criteria is PIP-and-DLA-based only now, 12 points required (cannot walk at all, can only walk up to 20 metres, must be escorted to even places he knows well). This also allows for an escort to travel free with the holder.

There are 2 other levels of PIP that they will accept at a "lower level" (cannot communicate - 8 points, and moving around - 8 points).

They do not care that his GP was the one who organised it for him (many years ago) when he was on High Mobility DLA as they have no record of that information.

The only hope he has is the one other thing that still remains, "driving licence rescinded or refused due to a condition other than alcohol or drug dependency". But so far I have waited on the DVLA's (expensive) phone line for ages only to be cut off. They should have a record of the form his doctor sent to them, stating that he was unfit to drive.

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Taf cf.mega poster Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Kairdiff-by-the-sea Age: 68 Services: TVXL BBXL Superhub 2ac (wired) 1Tb Tivo Posts: 9,834	Re: The state benefits system mega-thread. Many merged. Our son's Disabled Bus Pass stopped working, so he took it for exchange at the council offices. He was told that the criteria is PIP-and-DLA-based only now, 12 points required (cannot walk at all, can only walk up to 20 metres, must be escorted to even places he knows well). This also allows for an escort to travel free with the holder. There are 2 other levels of PIP that they will accept at a "lower level" (cannot communicate - 8 points, and moving around - 8 points). They do not care that his GP was the one who organised it for him (many years ago) when he was on High Mobility DLA as they have no record of that information. The only hope he has is the one other thing that still remains, "driving licence rescinded or refused due to a condition other than alcohol or drug dependency". But so far I have waited on the DVLA's (expensive) phone line for ages only to be cut off. They should have a record of the form his doctor sent to them, stating that he was unfit to drive.