IMHO it will never be possible or economic to introduce such a charge nationally except at high density = popular mooring sites. To introduce it nationally would require an enforcement officer to visit every part of the network every day. The maths is simple. There are over 2200 miles of canal run by BW, assuming the men used some sort of motorised bicycle and could cover 40 miles (80 mile round trip) a day it would require over 50 officers. Assuming that each man cost BW £15k per year in wages and administration that is a £750k wage bill. Or put another way they would have to charge for 30000 days of overstaying to cover the wage bill let alone fuel, depreciation of bicycles etc.
Paul > Not everywhere it hasn't - indeed I can only think of a handful of > places north of Birmingham that there are signs saying this - and > enforcement (as opposed to warning signs) is almost unheard of in my > experience. I'm proposing it be adopted and enforced nationwide. > > Steve > NB Bream > > -
