Driving and a cancer diagnosis

You do not need to tell DVLA if you have cancer unless the condition (notably brain tumours – more information at this link on the Macmillan website) or treatment may impede your ability to drive. Please follow these links to the government website for more information: Cancer & Driving, A-Z of conditions that can affect driving. If you need to contact the DVLA about your medical condition for any reason, there are several ways to do this: follow this link or tel: 0300 790 6806.

 

Financial support and mobility

If you have a long-term mobility issue, you may be entitled to claim certain benefits. If you would like more information about this, in Suffolk, Norfolk and Cambridgeshire please contact the local Macmillan Benefits Advice Service.

Tel: 0345 600 6257, e-mail: macmillanbenefits@suffolk.gov.uk

In Essex, please contact GP Care Advisors at your GP practice or contact the national Macmillan Support Line

Tel: 0808 808 00 00, or contact using a form at this link on the Macmillan Support Line webpage

 

Motability scheme

The Motability Scheme helps disabled people by exchanging their qualifying mobility allowance to lease a car, scooter or powered wheelchair. For further details and information about how this scheme works, eligibility and much more, please follow this link to the Motability website.

 

Parking: Obtaining or renewing a Blue Badge

If you have or develop severe mobility issues a Blue Badge may assist in giving access to parking spaces closer to certain destinations (including Ipswich Hospital buildings).

Parking: Obtaining or renewing a Blue Badge if you live in Suffolk

The Ipswich Cancer Wellbeing and Information Centre has produced comprehensive notes (download notes at this link) that should be helpful in completing an application for a Blue Badge.

An application for a Blue Badge must be completed online. If you are not able to do this yourself or cannot find someone who can do this on your behalf, please call the Blue Badge Team at Suffolk County Council who will be able to assist

Tel: 0345 606 6077

All relevant information and the application process itself can be accessed at this link on the Suffolk County Council website. Key pages on the Suffolk County Council website include:

  • The criteria that apply to applications for a Blue Badge (link)

  • How to apply for or renew a Blue Badge (link)

  • You will need to be able to provide information that proves your identity (e.g. passport, driving licence) and residency (e.g. utility bill, hospital letter), a recent photograph and possibly other relevant information. As part of the application process, it is requested that you upload photographs/ scans of these documents as part of the application process. If you are unable to do this, photocopies can be posted to Suffolk County Council. For full details please follow this link:

If you have any questions about the Blue Badge application process, please contact the Blue Badge Team at Suffolk County Council:

Tel: 0345 606 6077, e-mail: bluebadgeteam@suffolk.gov.uk

Parking: Obtaining or renewing a Blue Badge if you live in Essex

The Ipswich Cancer Wellbeing and Information Centre has produced comprehensive notes (download notes at this link) that should be helpful in completing an application for a Blue Badge. If you use these notes to assist your application, please ignore references to Suffolk County Council and use the links found below.

An application for a Blue Badge must be completed online. If you are not able to do this yourself or cannot find someone who can do this on your behalf, please contact either the Essex Wellbeing service, GP Care Advisors at your GP surgery or the national Macmillan Helpline

Tel: 0808 808 00 00, or contact using a form at this link on the Macmillan Support Line webpage

All relevant information and the application process itself can be accessed at this link on the Essex County Council website. Key pages on the Essex County Council website include:

  • The application process for a Blue Badge, including eligibility criteria (link)

  • You will need to be able to provide information that proves your identity (e.g. passport, driving licence) and residency (e.g. utility bill, hospital letter), a recent photograph and possibly other relevant information (link). As part of the application process, it is requested that you upload photographs/ scans of these documents as part of the application process.

If you have any questions about the Blue Badge application process, please contact the Essex County Council team:

Tel: 0345 603 7630, e-mail: blue.badge@essex.gov.uk