The problem is BW has a monopoly at both ends of the supply chain. It controls the price of its moorings it owns. Fair enough in a free market it can set any price the market will stand. The problem is it also controls the supply of new moorings by controlling the connection of new marinas to the system. For example how many new, non BW, marinas have been connected in the London area this century? I can't name one. Thus BW can charge in excess of £5k a year for a mooring in the London area. If a complaint were to be mounted to the Mergers & Monopolise commission it would have to also look at how BW controlled the connection of new moorings as well as the price of the moorings to their customers.
Paul
