RNLI

[ashleyb4]

Hi guys found this on another forum, found it totally outragous come on sign the petition.

RADIOS BILL MAY SCUPPER RNLI

LIFEBOAT crews fear being scuppered by crippling new charges for using their radios from Ofcom, the communications regulator. The RNLI could see the price of using its VHF emergency frequencies rise to £250,000 under plans to charge the full commercial rate.

The charity, which saves hundreds of lives every year currently pays an annual £48,000 at a discounted rate of 50 per cent. It relies on donations and fears the move will have a disastrous impact on fundraising. Peter Bradley, RNLI operations staff officer, said: 'It's a lot of money when you think in terms of lifeboat days and little old ladies collecting pound coins.'

'We could buy several inshore lifeboats for the same amount.'

'The Government rely on us to provide this search-and-rescue service, at a cost of £124 million a year, but they want to charge us for doing it!'

Ofcom has set out plans to bring 'market forces' into maritime and civil aviation communications in a policy it calls Administered Incentive Pricing.

£250,000 represents an awful lot of charity collections, even more so in the current economic climate so, if like me you feel strongly enough about this, PLEASE SIGN the petition below.

http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/RNLI-RF-licences/

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[mambamax]

that is just bloody insane i think they do enougth for free why should they be charged for a servis they provide to help save lifes iv done the good thing and took the time to signe it hope the of you do the decent thing too

[bigoggy]

i've signed. ofcom suck for wanting to charge them full price they should let them use it for free

[Chequered Flag Racing]

Originally Posted by bigoggy

i've signed. ofcom suck for wanting to charge them full price they should let them use it for free

agree, should be free and I've signed up

[i4n]

Signed up too.

I've seen first hand what the RNLI do, still can't believe that they are a charity and not a gov. run organisation.

[JJ The Boat Wizzard]

Hi All

Signed up too.

I've seen first hand what the RNLI Do Too! , nice to see a result out of a petition for once!

[phil c]

i have signed up , cant belive they dont get it for free

[Bungleaio]

Ofcom's website states that they are reviewing the current costs to lower them to less than £20 000 http://www.ofcom.org.uk/media/features/rnliradio and http://www.ofcom.org.uk/consult/cond.../update201008/