Withdrawing PIP

Hi JenBiddy40

Obviously, it's your decision if you want to withdraw your application for PIP, but I would think about it carefully, and whether you have really not answered a section 'properly' and what impact that might have.

Withdrawing your PIP won't affect your universal credit application.

BIS

Hi JenBiddy40,
What Denby has said is very sound advice. I have had several clients who have not properly answered questions in the form, and then at MR or appeal have now said the (correct!) opposite and succeeded, so don't worry about that if you wish to continue. The test for all descriptors is what happens for the majority of days. This means it won't matter if you have better day/s and complete more activities than usual.
There are 4 criteria - all need to be fulfilled. If you can't reach the criteria on any given day, this will count towards the majority of days. Safety - is there a risk of substantial harm to you or another connected with the activity. Eg risk of falls, dropping hot food, bringing in an epileptic fit, putting yourself in danger generally both mentally and physically?
Acceptable standard- do you complete the activity in a normal way, do you create mess, slip hazards, put too much salt on food, burn food or yourself, leave the bath water running, etcetc . If you have significant pain or eg breathlessness this can also comprise not being acceptable.
Reasonable time - this means no longer than twice that if non disabled person.
Repetition - can you repeat the activity throughout the whole day as many times as required? - this is a personal level - so eg a person with incontinence will need to perform toileting more times than usually needed - can these all be performed safely, in time, acceptably? Dressing including shoes might be needed to be done 4 or 5 times per day. Cooking a meal might be 3 or 4. However communication might be required 24/7. Fatigue might mean that the start of the day is ok but evening you are too tired or ill to complete Pip tasks.
Aside from insignificant periods of time, if you can't repeat the tasks, as with not being safe, in time etc then this will indicate some level of points - maybe an aid etc or physical help. It you still can't meet the criteria with help then the likely score is the 'I can't at all...' score.
So, if you can manage to complete a descriptor activity unaided and acceptably etc for 13 days per month, but for the other 17, you have a variety of health issues eg pain, fatigue, so you can't repeat across each day, or you're not safe etc then these 17 days are all days when the criteria are not fully met and this will be the majority of days and hence some score under PIP should be awarded, as appropriate.
So, given your explanation - a single trip out won't preclude points. Moreover, it goes to prove that too much effort one day means you can't perform PIP activities (any/all) the next day/s.
As for driving, I can't say whether DWP might report you, but there is no requirement for drivers to be able to drive everyday. There are many people who have disability and can only drive when feeling better, this shouldn't be a problem.
Have a think, you don't need to give up.
I hope this helps.
LL26