Can I suggest that any lawyers present or anybody that knows of any
lawyers who are boaters or anybody who has access to lawyers who may
have experience in this field makes themselves known.
I have had some commercial exposure to results of "cartel" actions and
I know the EU takes a very dim view of such behaviour.
It may be just a matter of finding the correct piece of blue touch
paper and applying a match to it.
Beeky
On 23 Dec 2007, at 13:14, STRUDWICK.FAMILY wrote:
> It is interesting to look at the legal position on a monopoly and
> compare it with the BW position.
> (1) a monopoly is deemed to exist when one company controls at least
> 25%
> of the market;
> (2) An investigation by the Monopolies and Mergers Commission can be
> conducted where two companies together control at least 25% of the
> market;
>
> Can I suggest that BW is therefore a monopoly so does anyone know
> how to
> get the commission to investigate the mooring situation?
>
>
> Paul
>
>
>
> Captain Beeky wrote:
>> Do not forget that there is no free market for moorings in this area
>> and you seem to be simply forcing the price upwards in order to set
>> the price level you aspire to charge in the new marina at Saul. In
>> fact it seems to me that you are unfairly targeting boat owners in
>> general and narrowboat owners in particular. Is it not true from
>> your
>> own research that boat owners constitute just 3% of “visits by the
>> public” to the waterways ? Yet according to your own figures
>> boatowners contribute 10% of the revenue needed to run the waterways.
>> Is it not also true that this 10% is understated because you choose
>> not to include significant sums contributed by boaters through . . .
>> end of garden and towpath moorings, profits from BWML marinas,
>> connection charges paid by private marinas and who knows what else ?
>> Isn’t it time you made a full and complete disclosure of your income
>> from the boaters pockets that you are evermore intent on emptying ?
>>
>> So far as the moorings pricing fiasco is concerned (and do not forget
>> the debacle of the auctions) this is clearly price rigging in its
>> most
>> basic form and someone will undoubtedly be taking your organisation
>> to
>> court over this. My interest in boating is relaxation away from the
>> hustle and bustle of business life otherwise I might personally
>> explore the options for a legal battle.
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
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