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Good evening, can anyone tell me how long before your pip runs out do they send you the papers to start renewal proceedings and can you get it for longer that 3 years if your condition isn’t going to improve but is getting worse.
any help is very much appreciated.
Marie
In Answer and only based on my own experiences whilst having to navigate what was and continues to be a very fluid system of benefit entitlement
I have gone onto expand and explain some additional things that may be of some help to others
Expect to be contacted by the DWP 12 months before an award ends ( official line) in reality this can/has varied depending on the DWPs workload and priorities at any given time
I personally have in the past waited yrs past award end date to have my award reassessed
Award lengths’ can be given longer if the condition and the way it affects you most of the time are more stable/has strong medical support and is deemed to be a lifetime condition as is my case
Even my own ongoing award (usually given for 10yrs ) could be reassessed at anytime the DWP feels it wants to.
My 10 yr award is due for review and I have been told and expect this to be a light touch review
Be aware that
Any reported change of condition can result in the whole of any given award to be looked at again from scratch/afresh ( not just the changes reported)
Be aware that
CAB are funded huge sums by the DWP and imo/experience have found them all but useless,this may vary
Suggest seeking the best one to one individual help possible
Remember its best to hand in a well written and supported award application from the onset as a poorly written/supported application can be hard to distance yourself from at a later date
Any application should be detailed/medically supported because nothing must be left to misinterpretation as to do so will enable the DWP to award on their own interpretation of events which may well differ greatly from your own
Remember keep a detailed diary of all events calls/times/dates/letters/GP/hospital visits also photocopy everything sent to the DWP and only do this using recorded delivery
Term life award explained
In the past, the use of the term “Life Award” proved to be confusing amongst people who
received Disability Living Allowance (DLA) and Attendance Allowance (AA). It was taken by
many to mean that once awarded, benefit could not be taken away. That is, and was never,
the case: in order to receive benefit the conditions of entitlement must be met and continue to
be met. Benefit recipients, therefore, have a responsibility to tell the Department about any
changes that may affect their entitlement and which may lead to their benefits being increased,
reduced or disallowed.This above is based on my own personal experience and is intended as a guideline only and advise everyone to seek their own legal advice
Sorry as this started off as a short reply lol
BMW look so boring imo and wish they would follow renaults stylish lead
The brand will need more than its badge as competion hots up
Predict some bargain 2024 APs coming up
Order and cancel next quarter if AP is reduced
Austral for example same as BMW imo APs are £1000 over priced
Competion will force things down imo
Seems your going through the wars
Trouble is as each stage progresses it brings different challenges
Was told from the off that surgical intervention was ruled out due to being complex multi level
Like you Im waiting for the spine to fuse,
Cant complain as childs play compared to my 6 weeks in ITU in 1986 with a brain/cerebral abscess that led to temp paralyzed arm/face
Anyways thats enough of all that as tomorrow is another day
And everyday just like today I intend to make the most of things
Best wishes fella and roll on summer
Looks a nice car even with ( 1st 4 me) all the big plastic arches
Looks a nice car to be in and to drive
Konas heading in all the right directions imo
If you read my past posts you may well understand why I switch off most of the Autonomous features
Blindspot monitoring with steering intervention gets a tick as does tyre pressure warnings and 360 camera and braking if going to collide
Google do this do that is cool
Cruise control even regen thumbs down dont need or like it
47 accident free yrs later
if it aint broke
@DumfriesDik I’m about as mended as I’m going to get, until my spine has cleared whatever disc is between the affected vertebrae and they fuse together. Until then it’s just back ache🤦🏻
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Blimey a first 4 me
A decade on and I find someone with the same chronic condition as myself
Unfortuantly my all 5 lumbar collapsed causing stenosis which lead to neurogenic claudication (For others …..This is a narrowing of the space around your lower spine, which can put pressure on your spinal cord directly. It can and did in my case also compress the blood vessels around the spine, depriving it of oxygen-carrying blood) nutshell not enough required oxygen being supplied to my legs result cannot walk very far
So far shit decade lol
BMW imo need to relook at their EV Designs and may well have to take an even closer look at their inflated APs
The latter going forward will be dictated by strong competition
Check in here every day
Why? Not to sure habit I suppose
I have a nice car for the next 3 yrs
Note to self
Must get out more
Sending my best wishes and I do hope that things improve for you
My take on things
When challenges are thrown at us without any choice
You have to combat with everything you can muster in the hope that it is enough,even though by doing so can often make us difficult to be around
All we can do is
Stay strong
Stay positive
@joss you can’t beat a windscreen cover, especially if going out early morning before the winter sun is high enough. Better than a credit card or scraper.
Even better press the phone app and car screen is defrosted and inside as warm as set temp in 10 mins no need to be plugged in to do so
No need to warm the engine up first in an EV
Car keeps on giving
Wouldnt want mine after the way its been driven
Just kidding
In the future motorbility users who for some reason may have wanted to buy an unwarranted car for more than its worth have now been saved from doing so due to motorbility policy change
Bravo imo
Tbh I only glance at the range left in the car and not bother about what has already been used and I simply top it up as and when needed
I still do the same as I did with my ICE cars drive it as I please summer and winter
low on fuel top it up
Driving style/speed may vary according to my mood and type of journey the same as it has always done
No need to have a Carol Vorderman moment like many other EV drivers
Quick glance low on fuel top it up
Not an ounce of Eco in me and would not dream of driving in so called eco mode as imo the mode is not only rubbish in all circumstances but can also be dangerouse in certain circumstances
I will continue to drive enjoyably as I always have done and I will leave saving the planet in the so called experienced hands of king charlie and his v12s
The Eco mode is dire and once its turned on it handles like a tractor and ruins an otherwise beautiful driving experience
Seeking great experiences is one of the main reasons why I chose the car in the first place
I can understand those that often travel long distances wanting to keep costs down, and having to worry about their KWs used and when and when not to regen
luckily thats not me
As they say beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Beat me to it lol
Volvo will have to drop its APs andcthey will
I suspect sooner rather than later
Predict base EX30 to drop to £1500 and thats £ 500 to much imo
Durham originally wanted £600 for the install but then offered a 50% discount. I did wonder that if it was part of the Motability package it may be able to be covered by a disability adaptation/facilities grant?
Disability adaptation/facilities grant?
Cant see why not as its a reasonable request and worth a phone call for sure.
Great idea and like most things imo its continued success in being widely accepted may in part depend on everyones adherence to agreed installation conformity.
I do not know if this is already the case or even if such a thing already exsists but Im just thinking out aloud as I want this to succeed and benefit millions of others
Without conformotity
Poor choice/use/application of material when making good around the finished job may affect its long term ability to remain flush with the surrounding surface.
Being flush to the footpath and remaining so is its safe selling point and thats something that can easily be lost
For instance/example only
A sub-contractors use of mortar to marry to Tarmac imo should be avoided
In a nutshell imo when fitting these things best to do them all in a proper agreed and conformed manner
Great news
A tale of tenacity and what it achieves
Whilst all the time dealing with your own health issues
Amirable as you have opened the floodgate for others
Plastics aside the thing that would put me off is having to keep touching a screen whilst driving just to enable basic controls
Not safe in that respect
Gear lever on the steering wheel is great and love this on my Iconic Etec
Nippy enough
Size wise suspect its like the E Tec ( think the Volvo is a bit bigger not 100%) 2 adults 2 under 10 kids would be Ok imo
Different story for some depending on what is intended to be carried in the boot
Mixed bag and a shame as the outside looks the part imo
Now you are aware
The choice of paying £250 or not is up to you
tbh first Ive heard of a renault dealer wanting extra for combo paint on the Etec
Wonder what its like to get into the back as have to say my Megan E Tec front seats are the most used but I had to get into the back seat for a few minutes for the first time and even tho 5ft 9 I couldnt get my head in the opening
The seat is so high I had to some how duck down head in raise head and sit my bum down.
Not something my condition appreciated lol and I soon got out maybe its not so bad for those a lot more flexable
Wife and I always said rear space wasnt a choosing factor but blimey it was a bit of a surprise
Still love the car but will keep out of the back lol
Hopefully the Scenic is better in this dept
