I have been a member of this forum for a number of months now and have commented on a few posts usually car related. I have read many many posts regarding applying for PIP and attending face to face assessments. I have also seen comments about assessors being inacurate with their reports and unfortunately I have also seen coments about Manditory Considrations having a low success rate. I really cannot comment on this but can only give my personal experience. I have never applied for PIP and was only signposted in this direction by a local authority employee when I was appying for a Blue Badge. The first point I would like to make when commencing the process is ‘Do not believe that the DWP will contact any medical proffesionals to verify your claims. I was told on the telephone they will not. Even when their guidance undisputedly infers that they will. A very helpfull (in hindsight not so) councel worker helped me complete the initial application (she scribbled away on the application) but never showed me the final document. But thankfully it was enough to get me to a face to face assessment. I must emphasise i submitted no medical documentation at all as I wrongly thought DWP would request. I turned up to my F2F and was greeted with a very friendly and reassuring (witch) assessor who made me feel totally at ease. I answered everything honestly and again had no documentation from my doctors as i pressumed by this time they had received this. Fast forward letter comes in awarded nothing for either PIP benefit. The assessors report was somewhat accurate and in other respects full of (lets just say discrepencies). I had read the copy of her report I had requested. I applied for a manditory consideration. Sorry for the extremely long introduction but here is the point. I obtained medical reports from my GP and Mental Health specialist and send them to the DWP. Along with a 12 page letter pointing out the inaccuracies in the OH report and more importantly addressing how each of my disabilities affects me . I went into considerable detail. It actually took me almost a week to write as I made sure everything was covered. Long long story short (sorry) I was awarded 15 points for Daily and 14 for Mobility for 3 years and backdated to original date. Please everybody please do not give up. Ask for MR or Appeal but dont rush your representaion. If you cant yourself get someone to help you but you ‘can can can’ go from nil to full award just take your time and read and re read. Wow . That was long but thats beer for you. Fed up seeing deserving people being put off by a far from perfect system and others understandibly (advising its just not worth the effort). Good luck.