--- In [email protected], "tiamiboat" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], Adrian Stott <reply@> wrote: > > > > "tiamiboat" <debbifiggy@> > > wrote: > > > > >We are working on the overstayers ... that's a fight for another > day > > >but when you have a product with a limited amount of space there > are > > >bound to be bits where there is an excess of demand over supply. > > > > Yeah, Deb, but the usual way to balance supply and demand is via > > pricing. > > > > If the overstayers know they will (almost) *always* be caught and > have > > to pay £25/day, that becomes the price of overstaying and thus will > > make it very unattractive (i.e. more expensive than renting a > > long-term mooring) so few will do it. In other words, the demand > for > > overstaying will drop significantly. Wouldn't that actually make > your > > job easier? > > > > Adrian > > . > > > > Adrian Stott > > 07956-299966 > > > > It's funny you should say that. I've got a meeting and site visit > this morning with some of the high and mighty to discuss possible > solutions to this very problem and whether some of these proposed > solutions are actually workable from the point of view of those who > are going to do the doing. > > Watch this space .... > > BTW, I always appreciate any constructive feedback from members of > this list as it helps me and the team to do an effective job. I know > that BW certainly don't get it right all the time and there are > areas for improvement. As a customer as well as a worker I have a > vested interest in BW getting it right for all of us. > Debbi >
And as I have said elsewhere BW need a new Act that puts boaters in a similar position to vehicle owners and gives BW similar powers to local authorities & the police. That would make dealing with offenders far faster and far cheaper. Tony Brooks
