Adrian Stott wrote: > On Sat, 26 Jun 2010 13:01:37 +0100, Nick > <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I am, as so often, more than a little baffled by this. > > As ever, I'm pleased to help. > >> Let's double check. It doesn't matter at all how much you cruise, it >> still costs them just the same. >> >> But if there's a bit of waterway 500 miles away, that you can never get >> to because - say - you don't get enough leave each year - you should pay >> more for the privilege of potentially cruising it. > > I think you've raised another version of the key question, which I > believe is: "What are you buying when you pay for a boat licence?" > > Whatever it is you buy, you surely should be able to buy only as much > of it as you can use. It can't be right to force people to buy more > than they need. What if a restaurant said "You must buy dinners for > four people, even if you are only a couple"? Or a shoe shop to say > "You must buy a pair of size 9 shoes whenever you buy a pair of size > 12 ones".
But you seem to be saying "we sell lobster every day of the year, so even if you only want burger and chips today that will be the price of 365 lobster dinners please". Unless you are a vegetarian, in which case we'll charge you for 365 salads.
