Neil Wrote:> > As you will have noticed BW proposes a £50 surcharge on all boats over 6ft > 10ins wide...so that will include most ex-working (and many replica) > narrowboats built to the correct gauge of 7ft, or spread to 7ft 2ins!?> This will attempt to dispense with another load of troublesome boaters, that > demand that pinch points are removed and that the canal is dredged (where in > reality, working boats are doing most of the silt dispersal)> > What with the £150 surcharge on Continuous Cruisers (where in reality it > should only apply to the Continuous Moorers), it would appear that BW are > favouring their prefered market, the Contiuous Berthers...ie the people with > £60,000 plus narrowboats that moor in £3000 plus marinas, who hardly ever > come out and actually *do* any boating and are well-off enough to afford the > "modest" licence increase.> Hi All, I am surprised that this has taken so long to be commented on? Moose _________________________________________________________________ Get all your favourite content with the slick new MSN Toolbar - FREE http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/111354027/direct/01/
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