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1 month 1 week ago #295343 by The Dog Mother
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I've recently heard, and I'm not sure if there's any truth to it, That If you have been turned down for a driving licence then as you are unfit to drive it can help with pip. As the rejection is due to a health condition. I applied for one many moons ago,simply as a form of ID ,nothing more as I could not face driving.
It was turned down due to my heart conditions making me dizzy and faint.
I still get the symptoms even today, so would it be worth mentioning this when my pip review comes around? My pip ends 2026 ,So I'm guessing the dreaded forms will appear sometime next year.
Tia.
It was turned down due to my heart conditions making me dizzy and faint.
I still get the symptoms even today, so would it be worth mentioning this when my pip review comes around? My pip ends 2026 ,So I'm guessing the dreaded forms will appear sometime next year.
Tia.
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1 month 1 week ago #295409 by BIS
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Hi Dog Mother
I don't know where that information came from - it's not something I have heard about.
With regard to your PIP, the DWP generally wants evidence from medical professionals. Being turned down for a driving licence a long time ago does not give them any up-to-date evidence of your current medical condition. However, if you're leaving the house, the DWP will want to know how you do it - and obviously, you are unable to drive yourself -so you can tell them you don't have a licence, and then they will focus on what you do (walk, travel by bus, take taxis, not leave home, driven by someone else etc). They will be more interested in what you do than being unable to drive - so I'm not sure it gives you any additional advantage. One of the other mods will correct me if I'm wrong.
BIS
I don't know where that information came from - it's not something I have heard about.
With regard to your PIP, the DWP generally wants evidence from medical professionals. Being turned down for a driving licence a long time ago does not give them any up-to-date evidence of your current medical condition. However, if you're leaving the house, the DWP will want to know how you do it - and obviously, you are unable to drive yourself -so you can tell them you don't have a licence, and then they will focus on what you do (walk, travel by bus, take taxis, not leave home, driven by someone else etc). They will be more interested in what you do than being unable to drive - so I'm not sure it gives you any additional advantage. One of the other mods will correct me if I'm wrong.
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