to think that dla appeals

[Dawndonna]

should be held in places with on site parking?

We have our appeal in a couple of weeks, I've just checked the place, it turns out that our ds (27) is going to have to take a day off work to take us and drop us off outside the door. The nearest parking is not far, but too far for dh to walk.
Daft, just plain daft.

is there no BB parking?
if not that is bad

of course it should have parking - make sure you tell them what steps you've had to take just to be able to get there.

there has to be BB parking, if it's a public building, surely

YANBU, it's ridiculous. When I went with my dad, we just dumped the car on double yellows right in front if the building (he has a bb so this is legal!!) just to make a point about the lack of parking.

Good luck with your appeal. We have win appeals for dad for both DLA (mobility and care) and ESA despite initially being turned down donut is really worth doing.

Lol, we're going to appeal so that we can get a BB for dh.
In fact, there is no parking on site at all. It's awful. There is parking across the road, but that would mean (providing you can get a space, near a busy City centre), crossing four lanes of busy traffic. Or Sainsbury's is nearby, but has limited time parking and requires a purchase for the 'free parking'.
Again though, it's a short walk, too much for dh.
It's ridiculous, it's a Disability Living Allowance appeal, clue is in the title, but the powers that be are obviously to thick!

The Glasgow one is like that. Right in the middle of the city centre.

too not to. Sorry.

Can I just point out that you do not have yo be in receipt of DLA to get a blue badge. You automatically qualify if you get DLA mobility but you can also just apply to your council. You may need to get supporting documentation from your doctor, but not always, and they are much more flexible than the bloody dwp! We got one for dd direct from the council when she turned two as she couldn't walk. We did jo on to get DLA but got the bb first, same with Dad.

Unfortunately Welsh we've been down that route. Our county council will no longer give them out without proof of higher rate mobility.

TBH, he should have got it 3 years ago, but now I'm getting older I find it more difficult to support him, physically. So we just need to be able to park by the bookshop, or in the BB space at the hospital. The GP has written a fairly rude letter in support. Despite having had all the evidence, he was turned down, their main reason being that the opioid painkiller he is on, which is a controlled drug, is for moderate pain!

That's just not on. I would recommend going to your local councillor, or possibly your MP. It's not a national requirement to receive DLA to get a blue badge and you could argue discrimination. It's amazing how they backtrack on stupid policies when the higherups get involved.

Hopefully you will win your appeal and won't need to though!

I have just done a Blue Badge Appeal for my Dad and won it. The criteria for Blue Badges are set out in regulations so Local authorities cannot have their own policies that diverge. The regs changed in Feb so is now much harder to get a blue badge. You have to be unable to walk, or or can only walk with very considerable difficulty. It is always worth appealing the refusal - my dad was refused for the wrong reasons. I found the statutory guidance invaluable in doing the appeal - it sets out exactly what is "walking with very considerable difficulty" and gives distances which if you cannot walk you wiill qualify. If you cannot walk 30m - you will qualify. If you can walk 30 - 80m you MAY qualify. Walking means being able to walk without excessive breathlessness or pain. If you cannot walk 40m in a minute INCLUDING ANY STOPS TO REST, then you are likely to qualify. In doing the appeal, this mean a lot of distance measuring and timing. Was very time consuming but worth it. Just google Blue Badge guidance - make sure you get the gov guidance - not local.