The situation that Graham describes was how it was when I started boating.The licence was to keep your boat on the water.There was no seperate mooring charge unless the landowner (not BWB) made a charge.BWB then saw a golden pot and the rest is history.CKP
----- Original Message ---- From: Michael Askin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, 24 September, 2008 9:39:30 Subject: Re: [canals-list] BWAF Proposals (was Working narrowboats to pay the £50 "broad" beam surcharge) On Tue, Sep 23, 2008 at 9:08 PM, Graham Keens <grahamkeens@ tiscali.co. uk> wrote: > After all, BW have told me that my EOG licence is because my boat is > occupying their water whilst it is on my mooring. I also believe it is > still occupying their water when I am weekending around the system. > Why should my mooring be an extra charge. As part of the licencing you able to moor your boat on BW waters (usually on the towpath side) for up to 2 weeks (unless otherwise stated). Any longer incurrs a charge, this is what I guess you are paying on your end of garden mooring. Also remember that BW own the land on BOTH sides of the canal (more often than not), and so they also have a possibility of charging there too. There have been some cases where they do not own either the land, or the water, even though there is a direct connection to the main canal (for example some river sections off the GU), they can not charge for the use of these areas. It's always a tricky situation, everyone wants the best for themselves - I'm even my own problem - having a linear mooring on a canal, yet hating large amounts of moored boats on the line! However I only complain to speeding boaters that are dangerously going to fast! Cheers, Mike -- Michael Askin http://shoestring_ DOT_zapto_ DOT_org/ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
