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well im now offically classed as disabled or a person with a disability,been approved for a blue badge and a free bus pass at the grand old age of 48 lol,really just want to get back to work now tbh
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Use them to your advantage when you need to, I know you would of had to jump through hoops to get them.

Good luck in getting back to work.
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Rusty74 wrote: Mon Jan 02, 2023 5:46 pm well im now offically classed as disabled or a person with a disability,been approved for a blue badge and a free bus pass at the grand old age of 48 lol,really just want to get back to work now tbh
LOL well join the club mate i got mine at 34 i think lol long time ago now but use it wisely , you do now and then get the bhlue badge little man with a tash you know who lol .
I love ours it means we can park closer to shops or doctors and means less walking at time when the body says no , when i feel fit i try walking more but o nthe days when i am suffering i why and make the legs work , bit like the wife with her arthritus and lupus we do try and make her use the legs and wrists to keep them moving .

Enjoy it mate ,but also on a side not watch if you go on holiday in the UK we went to wales and usedthe badge and the little man said hmmm ok but you are meant to notify us lol , i just said sorry i will next time lol not sure how you are meant to tell them you are going on a day trip when it was last minute but hey
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steptoe wrote: Tue Jan 03, 2023 4:13 am
Rusty74 wrote: Mon Jan 02, 2023 5:46 pm well im now offically classed as disabled or a person with a disability,been approved for a blue badge and a free bus pass at the grand old age of 48 lol,really just want to get back to work now tbh
LOL well join the club mate i got mine at 34 i think lol long time ago now but use it wisely , you do now and then get the bhlue badge little man with a tash you know who lol .
I love ours it means we can park closer to shops or doctors and means less walking at time when the body says no , when i feel fit i try walking more but o nthe days when i am suffering i why and make the legs work , bit like the wife with her arthritus and lupus we do try and make her use the legs and wrists to keep them moving .

Enjoy it mate ,but also on a side not watch if you go on holiday in the UK we went to wales and usedthe badge and the little man said hmmm ok but you are meant to notify us lol , i just said sorry i will next time lol not sure how you are meant to tell them you are going on a day trip when it was last minute but hey
I shall be going for one myself. My ambition in my younger days was paying off my mortgage. Now it’s getting what I can out of the System! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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jansman wrote: Tue Jan 03, 2023 7:08 am
steptoe wrote: Tue Jan 03, 2023 4:13 am
Rusty74 wrote: Mon Jan 02, 2023 5:46 pm well im now offically classed as disabled or a person with a disability,been approved for a blue badge and a free bus pass at the grand old age of 48 lol,really just want to get back to work now tbh
LOL well join the club mate i got mine at 34 i think lol long time ago now but use it wisely , you do now and then get the bhlue badge little man with a tash you know who lol .
I love ours it means we can park closer to shops or doctors and means less walking at time when the body says no , when i feel fit i try walking more but o nthe days when i am suffering i why and make the legs work , bit like the wife with her arthritus and lupus we do try and make her use the legs and wrists to keep them moving .

Enjoy it mate ,but also on a side not watch if you go on holiday in the UK we went to wales and usedthe badge and the little man said hmmm ok but you are meant to notify us lol , i just said sorry i will next time lol not sure how you are meant to tell them you are going on a day trip when it was last minute but hey
I shall be going for one myself. My ambition in my younger days was paying off my mortgage. Now it’s getting what I can out of the System! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
LOL you go for it mate , but remember when filling in these forms just tell them the bad days not the good i made that mistake for years i would say yes on a good day i can walk 200 meters that was why i was refused so much help , they also try and catch you out by saying well if you have a good day how much can you do but like i had to get the specialist to point out yes i have good days and push as hard as i can butthen it can land me in bed for days after , it is funny mate but just get what you can because they will never tell you what you can get ask the C.A.B they gave me good advice .
Also you paid in mate so you get what your owed back it is your turn to get the help ,
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steptoe wrote: Tue Jan 03, 2023 9:32 am
jansman wrote: Tue Jan 03, 2023 7:08 am
steptoe wrote: Tue Jan 03, 2023 4:13 am

LOL well join the club mate i got mine at 34 i think lol long time ago now but use it wisely , you do now and then get the bhlue badge little man with a tash you know who lol .
I love ours it means we can park closer to shops or doctors and means less walking at time when the body says no , when i feel fit i try walking more but o nthe days when i am suffering i why and make the legs work , bit like the wife with her arthritus and lupus we do try and make her use the legs and wrists to keep them moving .

Enjoy it mate ,but also on a side not watch if you go on holiday in the UK we went to wales and usedthe badge and the little man said hmmm ok but you are meant to notify us lol , i just said sorry i will next time lol not sure how you are meant to tell them you are going on a day trip when it was last minute but hey
I shall be going for one myself. My ambition in my younger days was paying off my mortgage. Now it’s getting what I can out of the System! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
LOL you go for it mate , but remember when filling in these forms just tell them the bad days not the good i made that mistake for years i would say yes on a good day i can walk 200 meters that was why i was refused so much help , they also try and catch you out by saying well if you have a good day how much can you do but like i had to get the specialist to point out yes i have good days and push as hard as i can butthen it can land me in bed for days after , it is funny mate but just get what you can because they will never tell you what you can get ask the C.A.B they gave me good advice .
Also you paid in mate so you get what your owed back it is your turn to get the help ,
Steptoe- precisely! :D
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jansman wrote: Tue Jan 03, 2023 7:08 am
steptoe wrote: Tue Jan 03, 2023 4:13 am
Rusty74 wrote: Mon Jan 02, 2023 5:46 pm well im now offically classed as disabled or a person with a disability,been approved for a blue badge and a free bus pass at the grand old age of 48 lol,really just want to get back to work now tbh
LOL well join the club mate i got mine at 34 i think lol long time ago now but use it wisely , you do now and then get the bhlue badge little man with a tash you know who lol .
I love ours it means we can park closer to shops or doctors and means less walking at time when the body says no , when i feel fit i try walking more but o nthe days when i am suffering i why and make the legs work , bit like the wife with her arthritus and lupus we do try and make her use the legs and wrists to keep them moving .

Enjoy it mate ,but also on a side not watch if you go on holiday in the UK we went to wales and usedthe badge and the little man said hmmm ok but you are meant to notify us lol , i just said sorry i will next time lol not sure how you are meant to tell them you are going on a day trip when it was last minute but hey
I shall be going for one myself. My ambition in my younger days was paying off my mortgage. Now it’s getting what I can out of the System! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
i have looked into what i can claim and was suprised what can be awarded to me if i want it,can understand why work shy people dont want to work now
Remember the rule of the 7 P's, proper planning and prepperation prevents piss poor performance...
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Rusty74 wrote: Tue Jan 03, 2023 10:52 am
jansman wrote: Tue Jan 03, 2023 7:08 am
steptoe wrote: Tue Jan 03, 2023 4:13 am

LOL well join the club mate i got mine at 34 i think lol long time ago now but use it wisely , you do now and then get the bhlue badge little man with a tash you know who lol .
I love ours it means we can park closer to shops or doctors and means less walking at time when the body says no , when i feel fit i try walking more but o nthe days when i am suffering i why and make the legs work , bit like the wife with her arthritus and lupus we do try and make her use the legs and wrists to keep them moving .

Enjoy it mate ,but also on a side not watch if you go on holiday in the UK we went to wales and usedthe badge and the little man said hmmm ok but you are meant to notify us lol , i just said sorry i will next time lol not sure how you are meant to tell them you are going on a day trip when it was last minute but hey
I shall be going for one myself. My ambition in my younger days was paying off my mortgage. Now it’s getting what I can out of the System! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
i have looked into what i can claim and was suprised what can be awarded to me if i want it,can understand why work shy people dont want to work now
It’s interesting that the government are examining why 50+ year olds are semi or fully retired now. The System is short of workers ,and the 50’s are skilled. I read that they want to push those back to work who may even be semi disabled or ill and are claiming. I am very close to 60 now ,so in that group. My view there is that they - GVT.- are totally unaware of how our generation have worked. I know there are ‘office ‘ workers in there, but back in the late 70’s and the 80’s there was a much,much bigger manual set of industry. Factories,tradesmen ,miners etc. Myself,for about 41 years a butcher ,operating in retail, factories,slaughter and catering. Damned hard work. I was getting tired and suffering from ( a few years actually) bad backs ,bad elbows,bad knees ,too many hours of work with no breaks etc etc. And less staff. In a two words - bl**dy knackered! And the pension age is up!

At the beginning,my career teacher said that you went to work,paid tax and NI,and when needed, you got sick pay,or dole , medical treatment and then a pension. That was the simple deal. Now I am poorly, I am claiming what I’ve paid for under The Deal. Simple. Not being political by the way. Just memories.

I paid into a private pension ,under Thatcher’s Bunch. Pound in, and a million out was the idea :lol: Told me to buy a house ,which in fairness I did,and glad about. Trouble is ,it’s serious illness that will allow me to claim what I have genuinely contributed to. But I won’t go on…

I’ll nail what I can. ;)
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Rusty74
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also found out today i can now get a 50% road tax reduction on either my car or van,all helps i guess while im not back in work yet
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Rusty could you explain the 50% road tax reduction please? How does it work and what can you and what can't you do? We have a SORNed vehicle but that has to stay in the garage.