My DH has a debilitating back condition, which will only get worse.
He has had a blue badge for nine years now, the last time it was renewed very easily.
This time the council have said he is not entitled to one now.
He sent all his medical evidence with the claim,and they said he had to have a phone assessment, which he did for an hour.
They turned him down, saying he had not met the conditions needed.
He has trouble walking, he is always in pain when walking and walks slowly with a limp. He gets out of breath and the pain travels down his legs form his back. He uses a walking stick.
He needs to be able to open his door fully to be able to pull himself up on the door. Last week he had to park in a normal sized space and it caused a flare up in his back, due to not having enough room to get his legs out and be able to pull himself up. One of his legs gave way. This pain lasted for four days.
He is now saying he won't bother going out much, as he knows he'll be in pain for several days afterwards now.
He did mention needing extra room for his door during the assessment but obviously it had no bearing on his application.
It just seems unfair that they basically don't seem to care how this will affect him.
Is there anything else we can do ?
Sorry that was bit longer than I intended.