[canals-list] Re: Working narrowboats to pay the £50 "broad" beam surcharge?! (XP)

[jhar1945]

This issue reminds me of the charges in Bristol harbour which are based 
solely on length, it did grate a bit paying something like £25 a night 
in a narrowboat when moored alongside something which could accomodate 
dozens of people due to it's width but was no longer.
Rather than have an endless debate about widths of 6'10 or 7'2" etc, 
wouldn't it be easier to define a broad beam boat as one that will not 
fit in a narrow lock?
John