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BP Vouchers for Volunteers allocated

BP, National

Last month, BP invited registered charities or volunteer organisations that rely on voluntary assistance and use vehicles to apply for thousands of BP fuel vouchers.

BP was overwhelmed by the response, with over 3000 applications received from around the country. The 322 successful applicants are listed at http://www.bp.com/sectiongenericarticle.do?categoryId=9015082&contentId=7027951

If you are a non-profit organisation that reimburses volunteers' petrol costs, the following information may be of interest:

• Land Transport NZ's Factsheet 18 on volunteers transporting passengers
• Inland Revenue 2005 media release on reimbursement for the use of a private motor vehicle
• Automobile Association vehicle running costs
• Keeping it Legal Factsheet 9: People — Volunteers, employees and contractors

Source: Office for the Community and Voluntary Sector eNewsletter Issue 6: 29 September 2006. To subscribe: send an email to: ocvs@msd.govt.nz with your name and postal address.