Motability - the farce

Exactly.
It as offence to not inform of any change of circumstances and the guy would have been taken to court for fraud.
Normally when you register a death all Government departments such as pensions, passports etc are informed by the registry office, though that might be for a small fee. Basically it removes your obligation and duty to contact each and every one of them. Therefore the guy would have done nothing wrong.... However using the car may contravene the rules?

But to be clear, I think the way we treat disabled and less fortunate people in this country is disgraceful. The problem here is the people who are fiddling it, and there are some, probably many, are savvy enough to avoid being caught, those that are genuinely in need most of the time are not or are too honest which makes them easy prey for this evil regime that we have governing us.

Perhaps they should focus on "getting it right first time" not that I like a good old cliche.
 
Unfortunately we've both had the pleasure of having to deal with these people, can't say I found it a fun experience, hope your ok today love, keep justifying your existence :-)
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I'm more of a wreck post assessment than i was before given they only gave me 1 full days notice so i couldn't prepare,i hate the fuckers with a passion xx
 
I'm more of a wreck post assessment than i was before given they only gave me 1 full days notice so i couldn't prepare,i hate the fuckers with a passion xx
I had to go to my assessment, the attitude was, well if you can get here you can get to work, fuck off and get a job, the fact I can spend weeks hardly being able to stand up no matter go out didn't seem to register :-)
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I had to go to my assessment, the attitude was, well if you can get here you can get to work, fuck off and get a job, the fact I can spend weeks hardly being able to stand up no matter go out didn't seem to register :-)
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At least they came to me after both me and mr Dr said they must but with appeals you have to go to them so i'll be stuffed if it comes to that xx
 
What has whiplash claims got to do with this?

He is saving no money, absolutely none.

That leaves his policy as one of cruelty and ideology. He comes across as cold and uncaring because thats exactly what he is and will stop at nothing to hurt those most needy in our society whilst no doubt happy to claim everything he can from the public purse as an MP, after all, recent history shows that MP's have took the piss and abused the system more than most and just next week, are going to vote through a new law that means those amongst them caught fiddling the public expenses can remain anonymous even when arrested for such offences.

I wonder if a benefit claiment caught fiddling would be afforded such protections?

What has MPS expenses got to do with people wrongly claiming Mobility? I don't need to google it to know the number of people claiming Mobility in Bradford will be far in excess of the national average which suggests to me a large number are taking the piss. The number of you who believe IDS is some evil man who just wants to rob off the poor and goes to bed at night thinking how he can hurt the disabled is a nonsense.

The government said they would rebalance the economy to make wages higher and make people work and stop the culture of benefits Britain prevailing. 70% of claimants under the previous system had never even had a full medical assesments and claims grew something like 30% in a few years - totally dispraportionate to any other studies of disability. The government were absolutely shocked at the scale of mismanagement and abuse of the disability system which costs 13 billion a year. These modifications will save £2.4 billion a year.

This is the process which is happening. Of course there will be the odd horror story but they are rebalancing the economy as they said they would.
 
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What has MPS expenses got to do with people wrongly claiming Mobility? I don't need to google it to know the number of people claiming Mobility in Bradford will be far in excess of the national average which suggests to me a large number are taking the piss. The number of you who believe IDS is some evil man who just wants to rob off the poor and goes to bed at night thinking how he can hurt the disabled is a nonsense.

The government said they would rebalance the economy to make wages higher and make people work and stop the culture of benefits Britain prevailing. This is the process which is happening. Of course there will be the odd horror story but they are rebalancing the economy as they said they would.

Why you choose Bradford in particular?
 
So Ian Duncan Smith goes to bed at night wanting people to be made to crawl across floors? Do you believe that? I haven't had time to do research and you may well be right that it is savage the cuts they are making, I am not saying that.

I am saying, potentially the system was abused and the government are trying to do something about it. Maybe some of the methods of doing so are not correct. I will do some more research on it when I have time.

Edit - A quick 30 second google search shows Bradford has the highest percent of disabled Badge misuse in the country - what a surprise. Also the highest number whiplash claims in the country. Unfortunately for the left - you cant have it all ways. Nasty government making cuts - the country has got into a huge deficit largely because all and sundry were allowed to take the piss and abuse the system.
A high proportion of those living in Bradford are none whites. So. racist and right wing. Thought I knew you better, that kind of outlook is beneficial to no one (except maybe gideon, ids, call me Dave, Boris, the millibands or any other career politicians) in fact it's dangerous.
 
What has MPS expenses got to do with people wrongly claiming Mobility? I don't need to google it to know the number of people claiming Mobility in Bradford will be far in excess of the national average which suggests to me a large number are taking the piss. The number of you who believe IDS is some evil man who just wants to rob off the poor and goes to bed at night thinking how he can hurt the disabled is a nonsense.

The government said they would rebalance the economy to make wages higher and make people work and stop the culture of benefits Britain prevailing. This is the process which is happening. Of course there will be the odd horror story but they are rebalancing the economy as they said they would.

We are all in this together supposedly yes?

The cost of Parliament should be no different to the cost of any government department.

Public spend is public spend.

Again, he is saving no money whatsoever with this policy, instead its going to a private company and being swallowed up with needless bureaucracy and is ultimately costing far more than any original benefits would.
 
Why you choose Bradford in particular?

Because anyone with an ounce of common sense will know the system is abused there. I worked on a project there once next to the Job Centre and saw hundreds of people driving up in Mercedes with a shedload of women signing on every week. Total piss take.
 
A high proportion of those living in Bradford are none whites. So. racist and right wing. Thought I knew you better, that kind of outlook is beneficial to no one (except maybe gideon, ids, call me Dave, Boris, the millibands or any other career politicians) in fact it's dangerous.

Absolute horsehit.
 
We are all in this together supposedly yes?

The cost of Parliament should be no different to the cost of any government department.

Public spend is public spend.

Again, he is saving no money whatsoever with this policy, instead its going to a private company and being swallowed up with needless bureaucracy and is ultimately costing far more than any original benefits would.

Its saving £2.4 billion that could be invested in tax savings for the working man?
 
Absolute horsehit.
Do me a flavour. It's nothing of the kind. The point of any benefit system here is to help those in need, who have generally paid in to the system too. Even if they haven't paid in, help is still given. Even if they were not born in the right place like those Eton wankers, they get help. The dickheads in charge that rule our country are fucking over the ones who need help the most.

Fuck it. I'm alright, Jack.

A selfish attitude all too prevalent.
 
They wont save a single penny with this policy.

Just one of many articles.....

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/u...e-than-they-save-report-reveals-a6801636.html

How much will it save in the long run deterring people from making fraudulent claims? and also as you say the money spent on the assessments is money pumped back into the private sector. All boils down to rebalancing the economy. That is what they promised and why they got elected.

Even some of you rabid left wingers who come out with the rhetoric of Eton bumboys etc must surely see that this was needed????
 
How much will it save in the long run deterring people from making fraudulent claims? and also as you say the money spent on the assessments is money pumped back into the private sector. All boils down to rebalancing the economy. That is what they promised and why they got elected.

Even some of you rabid left wingers who come out with the rhetoric of Eton bumboys etc must surely see that this was needed????
If anyone has ever missed the point of this thread it's you mark,we have always got on so i'll leave it there
 
Do me a flavour. It's nothing of the kind. The point of any benefit system here is to help those in need, who have generally paid in to the system too. Even if they haven't paid in, help is still given. Even if they were not born in the right place like those Eton wankers, they get help. The dickheads in charge that rule our country are fucking over the ones who need help the most.

Fuck it. I'm alright, Jack.

A selfish attitude all too prevalent.

Sick of hearing about ETON - what a weak argument. The benefits culture led to an unprecedented rise in disability payments - it was costing this country £13 billion a year and needed to be resolved. For fuck save even Blair was going to do it. It rose 30% in 5 years. The country cannot afford it. Have you seen our defecit???
 
If anyone has ever missed the point of this thread it's you mark,we have always got on so i'll leave it there

Karen - anyone with a genuine need like yours I hope you get more money and looked after. It is the people who have abused the system and there are hundreds of thousands who you should be venting your anger at. I will leave it there.
 
How much will it save in the long run deterring people from making fraudulent claims? and also as you say the money spent on the assessments is money pumped back into the private sector. All boils down to rebalancing the economy. That is what they promised and why they got elected.

Even some of you rabid left wingers who come out with the rhetoric of Eton bumboys etc must surely see that this was needed????

I'm no left winger mate trust me but I do believe in a just and fair society and I don't lay awake at night frothing at the mouth because my taxes are going to someone in need.

Like disability, benefits for the jobless and any fraud involved costs far less to this country than the sheer incompetence of government departments does on a yearly basis. The government could tackle that, keep it in house with civil servants on real affordable wages able to do the job in hand and bring some huge savings but they won't.

Instead it's an attack on the poor and needy amongst us in society, helped by a media that loves to stick the knife in as morning TV will show on a daily basis and a public brainwashed into hating them, something all politicians are good at doing and a continuation of awarding huge contracts to private companies that are never able to do what's being asked, on time and on budget.

This is a policy driven by a cruel ideology, end of.
 
Because anyone with an ounce of common sense will know the system is abused there. I worked on a project there once next to the Job Centre and saw hundreds of people driving up in Mercedes with a shedload of women signing on every week. Total piss take.

Were they waving their ill-gotten blue badges about as well?
 

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