PIP assessment centre too far away

Cheers for all the info bro58, and yes Rochdale is a lot closer only 5 miles away.
The address for the assessment that I have been given is:
Sano Physiotherpy Ltd,
Kingswood House,
Richardshaw Lane,
Pudsey
LS28 6BN
And I now found out that the 0.8 miles from the train station is to the corner of Richardson Lane - Kingswood House is a further 1/4 miles up a hill.
Hopefully the computer system at ATOS will be back on line tomorrow as I spent all day today repeatedly phoning them and getting nowhere.
Although I definitely like your suggestion to email them and creating a paper trail, far more reliable than a phone call and more evidence to add to the file.
I really appreciate all of your help and advice - now to start that email to ATOS.

Gordon wrote:

furry wrote: Hello, having read this post, if this is a PIP f2f, don't they have to give a minimum period of days notice, is it 7. Well there can't be 7 days here if letter arrived this morning and f2f on Friday. I am assuming f2f is the medical or have i got it wrong? My brain does get fuddled at times.

Yes they are required to give 7 days written notice but this includes postage time so it is not unusual to receive far less than the 7 days.

Gordon

Having received my letter today and spent all day phoning ATOS - is there a cut off point at which it is too late for me to get this appointment re-arranged?

It could also be that when you ask for your f2f to be the nearest to your home that you could wait a lot longer for your appointment date.
I was told that appointments are made by when the next assessment centre has a date ie yours in Pudsey was the soonest date so you got that.
I was able to change mine to a closer centre but waited another 5 weeks, no big deal in the grand scheme of things.

lancashire-lass wrote:

Gordon wrote:

furry wrote: Hello, having read this post, if this is a PIP f2f, don't they have to give a minimum period of days notice, is it 7. Well there can't be 7 days here if letter arrived this morning and f2f on Friday. I am assuming f2f is the medical or have i got it wrong? My brain does get fuddled at times.

Yes they are required to give 7 days written notice but this includes postage time so it is not unusual to receive far less than the 7 days.

Gordon

Having received my letter today and spent all day phoning ATOS - is there a cut off point at which it is too late for me to get this appointment re-arranged?

Hi l-l

Obviously, the sooner the better. otherwise they may complain that you have not given them enough time to offer some other poor soul a short notice F2F.

After all, ATOS never cancel F2F appointments last minute, do they ? !!!!! (NOT)

Cheers

bro58

Hi atos sent me a appointment 24 miles away. I rang atos told them due to medical conditions could not drive there or use public transport requested they pay for a taxi. A very nice young man asked me to wait and he will see what he could do. He then came back on the phone told me he could get me into a assessment centre 4 miles from myself on a Saturday and asked if I could attend the apt in 3 days I jumped at the offer and asked if they would pay for a taxi there and back he agreed so I have had my assesment and now waiting for the desision. My suggestion is say you need help with travel and see if they come up with a nearer assesment centre. Good luck s

Thank you for your input Sue. However, the original post was more than 1 year ago so I expect it has been sorted out, one way or another.