My understanding of the volunteer system is that a request will be made on your behalf for transport and a local transport volunteer will accept the call, who makes the requests Im not sure.

there is a new email this morning with more details for volunteers

Yep Id suggest given the number of volunteers the calls are probably limited to your local vicinity, so around 1/2 to 1 mile from your location.

It certainly sounds like the ignition switch is not disengaging/engaging correctly

Yes but VAT is on "luxury goods" and Tax on alcohol is dependent on the percentage alcoholic content of the drink.

The whole system needed to be radically restructured to prevent a repetition I quite agree and whilst I don't support them in any way whatsoever, the government have to start somewhere and I did catch a bit on the tv interview regarding these funds in which a repetition of giving it to shareholders...

Equating one wrong with another doesn’t somehow magically make it any better.I could justify any theft by saying there are multiple burglary’s elsewhere in the same fashion.

Whilst I would not like to see anybody suffer from this period of depression however people earn money on the blackmarket be it through drugs or working for cash in hand, asking the government i.e. in effect the taxpayer to bail them out is it not just encouraging them to continue to do the same?

https://www.goodsamapp.org/nhs