Re: [canals-list] Re: The real issues (was BW moorings)

[Strudwick.Family]

Roger Millin wrote:
> While you have a point, may I point out that one in fourteen boats currently 
> on BW's system is unlicensed and so perhaps it would be better to get 'some' 
> licence fee from 'all'
If that figure is correct then BW should be able to get over a 7% 
increase in increase in licence revenue just by getting every one to 
pay. That's nearly the increase in license fee for this year.
> It's a thought but surely, by this method, you would penalise older 
> deep-draughted (and long) historic working craft and these are the very boats 
> that we should be struggling to keep on the system for heritage reasons?
My understanding is that heritage boats already get a discount so the 
proposal does no affect them. :-)