'round trip' on the Anderton Lift in 1978 - before the closure and
rebuild.
We went down one morning it, up the Weaver. moored in the Vale Royal
cut for lunch, then back up the Lift in the afternoon.
> > Well snipped
>> . I wonder whether the Anderton lift
>> >will stay free for long and whether charges will soon be
>> made at places such
>> >as Watford and Foxton locks and Harecastle and Standedge
>> tunnels, where
>> >staff are already in place who could take tolls from
>> passing boaters?
>> >
>> >Regards
>> >
>> >Steve Goodsell
>>
>> Anderton & Standedge are not free. It was decides to put (I
>> seem to remember 3 pounds) on everyones licence fee to cover
>> the costs. As the amount was so small it seemed better than
>> putting a large cost on the comparatively few people that may
>> use them. It also prevented a usage charge becoming a
>> precedent. Nabo fought against the Llangollen charges and I
>> still believe they are not legal. This was a failure on
>> Nabo's part but volunteers have limited time.
>>
>> Sue nb Nackered Navvy
>>
>
>Accept what you say Sue about Anderton & Standedge, even if the precedent
>(which I am not sure BW would not like to set)*has* now been set with
>Llangollen. I cant say I ever saw any information on NABO fighting the
>charge there, certainly not on grounds of illegality. Is there anything on
>the web about this? Like you I feel strongly and when next in the area by
>boat am tempted to moor and not pay and see what happens, so any info on the
>grounds I might use to fight a court case if BW were to push it that far
>would be interesting to have.
>
>Regards
>
>Steve Goodsell
>
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