----- Original Message ----- From: "Adrian Stott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2008 9:08 AM Subject: [canals-list] Re: BWAF Proposals (was Working narrowboats to pay the £50 "broad" beam surcharge)
>"the > punishment should fit the crime" (i.e. you should pay the cost of what > you buy, consume, or impose). (Snip) >On the waterways, BW has > in effect said that the cost to it of a boat navigating a km of > waterway is £nil. So there is no justification for usage-related > charges on waterways (except in special cases such as where > back-pumping is needed, or where there is congestion). > (Snip) > Continuous cruisers are in effect using public moorings (maybe quite a > few different ones over the course of a year, but often very few or > even one) in place of (paid) long term moorings. This is a much > greater use of public moorings than is made by someone with a > long-term mooring. I feel that that difference should be paid for. If the cost of a boat navigating a km is £nil, what is the cost of mooring? -- Iain
