[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> "Strudwick.Family"
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >I don't often quote chunks of BW's propaganda but this month, either in
> > a new spirit of openness or to try and lull us into a feeling of
> > security, they have made some strange statements. I quote "
> > There are also indications from the early data (sic from the mooring
> > trials) that some existing BW mooring customers could be paying too much
> > for their moorings. BW�s head of boating development, Sally Ash,
> > comments: "It�s still early days, but we�ve already had some interesting
> > results which could completely throw out conventional thinking about
> > moorings demand.""
> > Very strange mind you looking at some of the data, also published on
> > BW's site they seem to be getting variations of up to �1200 for similar
> > moorings on the same site and many sites with no or very low offers at
> > all. That must be giving them something to think about.
>
>
> Seems like BW are setting themselves up for a U-turn!
>
> Having followed the moorings saga from day one and having built a
> spreadsheet of all the let moorings I can say that BW are spinning again!
> The FACTS are
> The average rise across the all of the moorings that have been let until
> Monday was 27%
> The highest increase was 111% above the guide price
What about this one? I make it almost 167 per cent above the guide price. Or
did the mooring not get let to the highest bidder for some reason?
"Whitley Lock mooring site, Aire & Calder Navigation
Tender Ended: 26/11/2007 at 1pm
Leisure mooring
Guide price £1,183 inc VAT per year
18 metre berth
Maximum width: 3.5 metres
Reference: 0049
View mooring details
Number of people viewing the full details online before the tender ended: 251
Highest tender submitted: £3,157
Lowest tender submitted: £852
Number of tenders received: 8
View the full tender history"
Martin L
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