----- Original Message ----- From: "Adrian Stott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, September 28, 2008 8:43 PM Subject: [canals-list] Re: Working narrowboats to pay the 50 "broad" beam surcharge?! (XP)
> "Roger Millin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > >>Can you please explain how you would sensibly administer such a scheme? >>There are many small boats that are dropped into and pulled out of BW >>waters at the moment and they don't pay a penny in licence or other >>fees. They also don't pay for the lock usage....yes, I've seen small >>boats using locks even though they could be ported around them and have >>no licence etc. So, just how are you going to ensure that a small, >>portable boat pays its way? > > You would have to have paid for the day *before* the boat was put into > the water, so you would have a ticket you could show. If you were > stopped (Heavens! Actual BW people doing enforcement!) with your boat > in the water with no valid ticket, there would be a serious fine. > That's what is suposet happen now! Ann
