Permit the use of red diesel for "not for profit" events. (Fundraising)

The Issue

From the 1st of April, rules for the use of "Red Diesel" are changing. We will no longer be able to use red diesel for "Tractor Runs or Ploughing Matches". 

A majority of tractor runs in the UK are all to raise money for charities, for example myself I have hosted and planned 5 tractor runs over the last 5 years raising over £70,000 for the Thames Valley Air Ambulance and Cancer Research UK. 

This new law will cause all these charities which rely on donations for events like tractor runs to suffer. Especially after the last 2 years because of the global pandemic. So there is going to alot of charities in the UK which will suffer from this new law.

For example air ambulance charities in the UK rely solely on fundraiser events like tractor runs to raise much needed funds for them as they are not government funded. 

So by signing this petition you are helping us to try make the use of red diesel permitted to be used for "Not For Profit" events such as tractor runs. 

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The Issue

From the 1st of April, rules for the use of "Red Diesel" are changing. We will no longer be able to use red diesel for "Tractor Runs or Ploughing Matches". 

A majority of tractor runs in the UK are all to raise money for charities, for example myself I have hosted and planned 5 tractor runs over the last 5 years raising over £70,000 for the Thames Valley Air Ambulance and Cancer Research UK. 

This new law will cause all these charities which rely on donations for events like tractor runs to suffer. Especially after the last 2 years because of the global pandemic. So there is going to alot of charities in the UK which will suffer from this new law.

For example air ambulance charities in the UK rely solely on fundraiser events like tractor runs to raise much needed funds for them as they are not government funded. 

So by signing this petition you are helping us to try make the use of red diesel permitted to be used for "Not For Profit" events such as tractor runs. 

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The Decision Makers

Boris Johnson
Prime Minister

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