Air Ambulance

[hairygit]

Hi everyone, it has been brought to my attention that the Air Ambulance service (Financed entirely by charitable donations) is still having to pay V.A.T. on the fuel they buy This is so clearly wrong, after all, the R.N.L.I. are exempt from V.A.T. on fuel (Also charity financed) There is currently an e-petition to get the same for air ambulances, PLEASE sign it, as there is always a very real risk WE may need it's services one day, you can sign it here    http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/29349  As I said previously, you never know when you may need it

[Rozabikes Tim]

Signed it - life savers - an under statement!

Hope we never need them ourselves....

[Tomb]

Whilst not trying to disagree with the petition, and I've signed......     

The reason the Lifeboat Service is VAT free is its a charity and the Lifeboat men and women are unpaid volunteers.

The Air Ambulance is a great service and funded a lot by charitable donations, but it ain't wholely charitable donations and the employees, paramedics and pilots, are paid. I'm not sure it would/could work like the lifeboat service.