From: roland@perry.uk 
  
 In message <10751aq$2c33g$26@dont-email.me>, at 14:24:26 on Fri, 8 Aug 
 2025, Jethro_uk  remarked: 
 >On Fri, 08 Aug 2025 12:13:23 +0100, Roland Perry wrote: 
 > 
 >> In message <1074ju7$2c33g$25@dont-email.me>, at 10:35:51 on Fri, 8 Aug 
 >> 2025, Jethro_uk  remarked: 
 >>>On Thu, 07 Aug 2025 20:37:27 +0000, Roger Hayter wrote: 
 >>> 
 >>>> Glad to be corrected! So powered wheel chairs are motor vehicles. Do 
 >>>> you know where offences for misusing them are found? I also note that 
 >>>> using a mobility scooter when you are not disabled is (with 
 >>>> exceptions) also illegal. This offence must be found somewhere. 
 >>> 
 >>>Is it ? 
 >>> 
 >>>Who determines "disabled" then ? (A protected characteristic, I note). 
 >> 
 >> One could examine the person's qualifications for one of the several 
 >> benefits payments for disabled persons. 
 > 
 >So it's decided by the state then ? 
 > 
 >How would someone who would qualify but doesn't claim be treated ? 
  
 Probably much the same as someone who could qualify for a driving 
 licence, but doesn't bother to pass the test. 
  
 Many benefits are door-openers, rather than and end in themselves; for 
 example if you get pension credit (only a tiny amount because you have 
 lots of savings) then you receive the full Winter Fuel Allowance and get 
 100% Council Tax discount. 
 -- 
 Roland Perry 
  
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