Late MR panic!!

Hi BlueEyedBabe789,
Panic not!
You have an automatic right to have an MR considered if you send it in within a month of the decision date. However, you can still send in an MR upto 13 mths after that date. If you send in a late MR you will need to show good reason. It gets harder and harder to show good reason the later you get!
Being unwell and or waiting for evidence eg from a GP to arrive would almost certainly be a good reason. There are very few reasons why DWP could refuse a late MR, unless it is wholly unreasonable.
There are 2 ways of doing MR. You can simply just ask DWP to review because they got it wrong. Of course without any explanations DWP is unlikely to revise, and it makes the need to appeal to a tribunal much more likely.
However a full MR letter can lead to a decision being overturned, and this often happens. I think that if you are already late, gather all your evidence and write the best letter you can, even though it may delay the process further. Psychologically if you make a late request it doesn't look very good if you hardly say anything, and might make DWP wonder what took so long,(even if they can't refuse dealing with the MR request!) A week or two delay to create a strong letter will be much better way to deal with this.
So breathe....
What I suggest is that you write a few sentences about your health problems, diagnosis dates, and a general overview. Then you may wish to criticise the assessment. (Presumably you have a copy of the PA4 report - you can still phone and ask fir this, but this might cause more delay. )
Using the report, or just basing the comments on the decision maker's words, you can criticise what's been said. Maybe 4 or 5 bullet points to sum up the major flaws. Give examples. This might be eg rudeness, false assumptions, or even blatant misunderstandings of the evidence
Then go through each descriptor that you believe applies and say why you believe the DWP score is wrong. Use examples of what you do, as well as more direct criticism of the assessor if appropriate. You can state what points you should have got if you wish.
The members guides give more assistance. You need to consider
Safety
Reasonable time
Acceptable standard
Repeatedly across the day as many times as reasonably required
All 4 criteria need to be fulfilled.
Also consider the majority of days, a better day won't preclude points.
Finally you shoukd score the highest points value when 2 or more descriptors in a section apply equally.
I hope this helps, and please do not panic. You CAN do this. I am sure that everyone at B&W will be rooting for you. Please let us know how you get on.
LL26

Hi BlueEyedBabe789,
I totally understand how dealing with the passing of love ones makes all things more difficult, including all matters PIP!
You mention problems with communication and stammering, say this in your MR letter refer to the recording and say as above it is really apparent you were stammering etc.
The whole driving debacle is explained further in my post (which Gary has kindly displayed as the first forum post.)
Please don't give up. Grief is hard, but it does become easier. If you feel it is getting overwhelming please seek help.
All the best.
LL26