"tiamiboat" <[email protected]> wrote: >The canal is of finite length with a limited amount of facilities including >moorings. You can't keep on filling it up with boats or you'll be able to walk >from London to Birmingham by boat without getting wet. What's the solution >.... some might say market forces and economics i.e. pricing structures .... >over to you Adrian!
Already discussed. But you may not like it <g>. BW's charges (except for moorings) are now well below the market-clearing level, as evidenced by the continuing increase in the number of boats. So, BW increases its navigation charges to the point of maximum revenue. A number of current boaters will decide to take up another hobby, but BW will still be ahead (fewer boats, but more revenue from each on average). The waterways will be less crowded. Also might consider transit charges for overly-busy (e.g. Braunston flight) or water shortage routes, to encourage less traffic there and more on lightly-used ones. Adrian Adrian Stott 07956-299966
