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1 day 4 hours ago #308789 by Pennyy
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Hi 
I just now posted my PIP2 (initial claim) via next day delivery/tracked/signed for - because the deadline is the 13th.
Do I need to ring to let them know I posted it this way rather than Freepost?
I'm asking because I just saw a comment on a 3 yrs old reddit thread saying that if you don't give pip a heads up about posting PIP2 via this way they could refuse your claim 'on a technicality' !!!
So now I'm worried, but dreading the idea of ringing them ugh.

I just now posted my PIP2 (initial claim) via next day delivery/tracked/signed for - because the deadline is the 13th.
Do I need to ring to let them know I posted it this way rather than Freepost?
I'm asking because I just saw a comment on a 3 yrs old reddit thread saying that if you don't give pip a heads up about posting PIP2 via this way they could refuse your claim 'on a technicality' !!!
So now I'm worried, but dreading the idea of ringing them ugh.
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20 hours 50 minutes ago #308801 by BIS
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Hi Pennyy
Not to put it too strongly, what you read is utter nonsense. There are plenty of people who don't use the freepost system. Do the DWP like it? No, because it means they have to sign for submissions, and they can also blame the claimant if the form gets lost and claim it never arrived. However, if you send it through tracked post, they will still sometimes claim it didn't arrive, and that's when you say, you have proof it was delivered and signed for. Please don't worry about it - you did the sensible thing which thousands of other people have done. A PIP claim has never been turned down because a claimant used tracked post.
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Not to put it too strongly, what you read is utter nonsense. There are plenty of people who don't use the freepost system. Do the DWP like it? No, because it means they have to sign for submissions, and they can also blame the claimant if the form gets lost and claim it never arrived. However, if you send it through tracked post, they will still sometimes claim it didn't arrive, and that's when you say, you have proof it was delivered and signed for. Please don't worry about it - you did the sensible thing which thousands of other people have done. A PIP claim has never been turned down because a claimant used tracked post.
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4 hours 28 minutes ago #308820 by Pennyy
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Oh wow, I'm so relieved! Thank you! Phew.
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4 hours 18 minutes ago #308822 by Chris
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Hi Pennyy,
I always pay for signed for postage to the DWP - for what it costs, it certainly gives you peace of mind, rather than having to fill in them obnoxious forms again, and wait even longer for many more months.
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I always pay for signed for postage to the DWP - for what it costs, it certainly gives you peace of mind, rather than having to fill in them obnoxious forms again, and wait even longer for many more months.
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3 hours 52 minutes ago #308827 by Pennyy
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Yes! Thank you Chris.
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