On 25 Sep 2008 at 20:14, Bruce Napier wrote: > In the case of visitor mooring supply in honey pots, there's no need > to impose charges as a precursor to applying firmer control: they > already have the power to make a penalty charge of £25 per night for > overstaying, which if used surely should fund as much wardening as > necessary.
I fully agree that the overstaying rules at honey pots should be strictly enforced, and fines imposed for violations. However, the £25 per night is probably not enough - for the well-to-do, it's just the "mooring fee". Also, if the wardening is very effective in scaring off the overstayers, there will be no fines to collect, so the wardening could not really be funded this way.
