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One twat has spoiled it for everyone. 

Some knob took the MCI to court, to claim more pay & benefits for Coastguard team members and ended up costing them all their remunerations. 

 BBC News - 'It's hit people hard': Coastguard volunteers no longer paid for callouts - BBC News

thousands of Coastguard Rescue Officers (CROs),  have been affected by news that they will no longer be paid for responding to emergency callouts following a court ruling.

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) said it needed to make changes after the Court of Appeal upheld a judgement classing responders as "workers" while they were carrying out their duties.

What a dick! These guys have been giving up time & effort for years, for the unselfish desire to help others. In return, they happen to have been given a peppercorn payment to help cover wear & tear, fuel, and lost wages. About £11 per hour. They didn't do it for that, they did it for the desire to do the right thing. I know several of these guys, and can attest to this. Now this action is actually going to penalise them for helping out. What a shitshow.