> A Committee Member of the local IWA, asked a question at a meeting > with BW. which was as follows 'What was collected in £25 over staying > charges on the River Lee(Lea) and London' and received the following > answer:- > > In 2007/8 our London office collected £3,050 in overstaying charges > of which some £400 was on the Lee&Stort > > In this financial year to date our London office has collected > £1,750 of which some £1000 was on the Lee & Stort. > > After looking at this reply I have to say. We all know what boats > overstay so working out on BW figures it was for the Lee and Stort :- > > 2007/08 16 boats for one day or 1 boat for 16 days and > any combination in between = £400 > > 2008/09 to date 40 boats for one day or 1 boat for 40 days and > any combination in between =£1000 > > Hope my maths are right as it does not seem like a lot to me that BW > say overstayed
All the talk about using wardens or BW Staff to help with Policing the overstaying boats, looking at the about reply from BW London, I cant see how it would pay, with the money they collected over the years. Plus I think its saying to the boats that do overstay. You have a good chance of getting away wih it.
