Charging for a call out..???
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AndyW
Guest
I can assure you that is total rubbish. CRO is still operated as a charity.
Peter Burgess
New member
Is it just possible that one of the emergency services billed a commercial outfit in connection with a callout? Maybe in relation to a false alarm? The Fire Service charge businesses if they get called out to automated fire alarm systems when they go off by mistake, I believe.
Cave_Troll
Active member
Not that i know of. Even "repeat offenders"
There was one case where someone was "billed" following a mountain rescue callout. This was because he knew the rescuers and they sent him a joke bill to cheer him up while he was in hospital. I believe his wife did not realise it was a joke and started writing to BMC / MP etc to complain
There was one case where someone was "billed" following a mountain rescue callout. This was because he knew the rescuers and they sent him a joke bill to cheer him up while he was in hospital. I believe his wife did not realise it was a joke and started writing to BMC / MP etc to complain
Pitlamp
Well-known member
I can assure you that the volunteer ethos of British cave rescue is very jealously guarded, for a great deal of extremely important reasons. I have no knowledge of the British Cave Rescue Council even considering a policy of charging. The principle has always been one of cavers just helping their mates. I hope it always remains so.
paul
Moderator
AndyF said:I was told the other day that you are now likely to be charged should you need to call CRO out....
The chap assured me that someone had been billed ?5000.
I hadnt heard anything like that. Is there any truth in it, or is it a load of utter cobblers?
Total and utter cobblers.
Not just CRO (Yorkshire Dales) but also all other Cave Rescue and Mountain Rescue teams.
L
Londoncaver
Guest
Those with an interest in such things may be interested in the recent proposal in the House of Commons that cave and mountain rescue be able to retrieve VAT on their purchases.
The debate is here -
http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200809/cmhansrd/cm090121/halltext/90121h0001.htm
It's a brief debate (10 minute rule, I think), which doesn't reach a firm conclusion. But the speakers are all knowledgeable and supportive - and it raises lots of relevant issues constructively (volunteering, insurance, liability).
This issue was raised by Dr Brian Iddon (Bolton SE, Lab), but he's got support from all parties.
The debate is here -
http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200809/cmhansrd/cm090121/halltext/90121h0001.htm
It's a brief debate (10 minute rule, I think), which doesn't reach a firm conclusion. But the speakers are all knowledgeable and supportive - and it raises lots of relevant issues constructively (volunteering, insurance, liability).
This issue was raised by Dr Brian Iddon (Bolton SE, Lab), but he's got support from all parties.
Bob Mehew
Well-known member
Perhaps the reference came from a Prime Minister's petition, see http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/Rescue-Penalty/#detail . Interesting to see some one allegedly from Wasdale MRT has signed on. However the name does not appear on Wasdale's list of members for 2009.
stevejw
Member
Teams should not pay VAT. This is an unfair tax on donations made in good faith. MR has been petitioning the government for a number of years now. The following petition if successfully will directly benefit a number of cave rescue teams immediately. Please sign up: http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/MRSERVICE/
