discounts for us carers to take the kids places....... sort ov a rant

[XxAlisonxX]

not sure how many of you know about a carers discount card, now i was thinking about taking dd out for the day and found out that we could get dicounted entrance fee but only when i phoned the place to ask what proof i needed for this they asked if i had a carers card, upon googling this i found out it is a discount card and proof that you are a carer, when i contacted my counicil to ask where i apply for this.... i got told oh sorry we dont do it, but there is a lot of councils that do. typical, so now iv got 2 go hunting for letters and then cart a load of paper work about just to get a discount. so for any ov you out there please find out if your council does it and if you can claim it.

[Chummybud1]

I have never heard of this but will be contacting my council immediately.

[Chummybud1]

My council don't do it either.

[XxAlisonxX]

aww not fair is it that some councils do and others dont

[lisad123]

we just say 2 disabled children and 2 carers, have never been asked at all. We have a register in our area which gives you a card for the kids so would flash that if needed

[keepingupwiththejoneses]

My council dont do the card either, we just take proof of the disability ie blue badge or dla letter and have never had a problem.

[Lougle]

We don't have a 'discount card' but we do have a yellow 'registered disabled' card issued by the SS dept. We normally take DLA letter and a copy of her blue badge, but very rarely get asked to see it.

[snowybun]

If any of you live in Dorset you can go on the dorset for you website and apply for the xchange which is a new scheme. Joining up you get the max card which gives free or discounted entry to certain places for the card holder plus one.

[steelev48]

I have only recently found out that our local council does this. I now have the form and as my son doesn't have a diagnosis, it's proving quite hard to complete.

In the past, I have taken a copy of his DLA letter with me and the only place I had difficulty was Legoland where the girl that served me asked me a lot of questions about his disability and how it affects him.

What I don't know is if the card can only be used in the borough from which it was issued.