On 29/06/2010 18:20, Adrian Stott wrote: > As I've said, I believe the key question is what you are/should be > paying for when you buy a boat licence. My answer is "unlimited use > of the waterways the boat is able to use, for a specified period". If > you disagree, what's your alternative answer, please?
BW specify this very clearly. It's the right to keep a boat in the water. That's it. No guarantees that any specific stretch is navigable at a particular time in a particular boat. I don't see any merit in a system that offers discounts/penalties based on where you could theoretically take your boat to if you had the time and inclination. You still have to keep the boat in the water somewhere so why complain that BW ask you to pay for the privilege? Under your system the smallest go-anywhere cruiser would pay the most and the biggest wide beam barge would pay the least. For those whose range is restricted - and I am one of them in my 70' boat - we still have places to go to at any time. It's not like anyone is confined to base once they've cruised all their available patch ;) Steve NB Bream
