Can I suggest one simple reason why BW have not started charging by area. It costs more to administer and the implementation charges would be very high. Each new application would have to be checked to ensure the applicant had done the sums correctly otherwise the boat would be paying the wrong fee for the rest of its life. Enforcement officers instead of being able to check the correct fee had been paid by simply running a measure along the bank would have to climb on the boat to check the beam. That brings in all sorts of H&S issues.
EA can do area charging because the numbers involved are smaller and they have always done it. BW can't change because the numbers are large and they have never done it. One final thought instead of charging by area how about length and draft then you only need a guaging stick and deeper boats that need the cut to be dredged deeper pay more and it should appeal to the traditionalists. Paul dave hearnden wrote: > > Lets be honest, BW who we all will admit need money which ever way they can > get it, why have they not charged on area. If they were to bring in the > charge I for one would be very happy for it. Not that Im against the wide > beam etc it is because the space they take up should be paid for. Oh by the > way I agree with a longer boat paying more than a shorter boat, again due to > the space taken up. > > Cheers > > Moose > > > > >
