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i have a,neighbour who has afree car for disability?

there is nothing wrong with him , should i grass the man up ?

brand new, well a year old 4 wheel drive people carrier ,he and she have full time jobs,

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  • Andy W
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago
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    It is quite possible there is nothing noticeably wrong.

    If you believe they are on the take then report them but stand by to be very embarrassed if you are wrong.

  • undir
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    How can you be sure that there is nothing wrong with him, or his wife? Not all disabilities are visible or obvious, yet they can affect one's life a lot. The fact that they both work full time does not necessarily mean that they don't have disabilities and don't have the right to get help with getting a car.

    It is also possible that they got the car because of another family member, for example if they must drive a disabled parent or a disabled child around.

    They can't have gotten the car "for free". They may have received some money for the car, but they had to pay the rest themselves.

    If you don't really know much about their situation, why they got help with the car or whether their reason for it is valid, I suggest you back off and leave them alone. They probably have enough problems as it is without others spreading rumours about them or requesting an investigation on them based on somebody else's ignorance of disabilities.

    If you are absolutely sure they don't have a valid reason and are just cheating the system, report your suspicion.

  • @*o*@
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago

    I have many disabilities myself, yet I am sure that my neighbours have no idea that I have them. My disabilities are not obvious on the outside. You'd have to either medically examine me or spend a lot of time with me to notice.

    So are you assuming that nothing is wrong with your neighbours because they don't "look" disabled, or do you actually know their medical history and know that they are lying and cheating?

    Many people with disabilities work full time. It doesn't mean they don't have the right to get any kind of support from the system.

    People with hidden disabilities often have a hard time with people who accuse them of faking their disability and abusing facilities or support systems that are in place for the disabled, as if dealing with the disability itself was not enough. Your neighbours may already be having enough hard time without you adding to their problems, so please make sure that you are really certain that they are cheating the system before you cause them problems by reporting them.

  • ?
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    I think that this sort of thing happens when a person does have something sufficiently wrong with them to warrant higher rate disability benefit but whatever ailed them recovered. A friend of ours has a frequent visitor who has a motobility vehicle, I have seen the guy walk his 2 dogs for miles and play football in the back garden with his hosts' children. The bottom line is that if the person no longer qualifies but keeps claiming he/she is playing the system at the tax payers expence.

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    As others have said, it may be someone in their family who qualifies for a Motability car, a parent or child. It is not easy to get one so I would suggest they haven't fiddled the system but may be abusing it. If it is a 4 wheel drive MPV, they would have had to pay a hefty deposit and give up all the high rate disability allowance.

    Source(s): 35 years motor trade
  • ?
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    There's no such thing as a "free car for disability". Someone in that household receives the Higher Rate Mobility Component of the Disability Living Allowance or the War Pensioners' Mobility Supplement, and all or part of that is used towards payments for a car.

    Disability Living Allowance - sometimes referred to as DLA - is a tax-free benefit for children and adults who need help with personal care or have walking difficulties because they are physically or mentally disabled. It doesn't mean they cannot work.

    If you still think there's a fiddle going on, tell the DWP.

  • 1 decade ago

    To get that car he as to have medical done, So how do you know theres nothing wrong with him? Are you a doctor? Maybe there is something wrong with him and his trying his best not to show it? ever thought of that?

    and that cars are not free, He would have to give up most of his allowance to pay for it

  • 1 decade ago

    If it is 4 years old it will not be a motability car so no point stressing over it any longer. If it had been I would have said grass but this would just make you look silly.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Nobody gets a free car for disability. If you're disabled, you can claim mobility allowance and you can use this to lease a car under the Motability scheme. Either you've made it up or your neighbour is winding you up.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    There is always the possibility that there is something wrong with one of them that you don't know about. It isn't easy to get a mobility car and has to be evidenced by a doctor/surgeon. However, if you feel sure that they have managed to cheat the system, then of course you should report them. It is confidential if you do.

    Reporting benefit theft : Directgov - Money, tax and benefits

    How to report anyone you suspect is cheating the benefit system ... Call the National Benefit Fraud Hotline on 0800 854 440. Lines are open between ...direct.gov.uk/en/MoneyTaxAndBenefits/.../BenefitFraud/DG_10014876 - Cached

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