--- In [email protected], Adrian Stott dribbled: > This has led me to conclude that the system should consist solely of > an annual charge for each boat, that depends on the length of its > cruising range (i.e. a standard £/km multiplied by the number of > kilometres in the range). Simple to calculate (all you need is a > spreadsheet with the waterways dimensions, and a database of boat > sizes, both of which are already available). Simple and inexpensive > to collect. And the chargng system could cover all waterways and be > operated by a single collection body, with the proceeds distributed > among the navigaton authorities depending on the proportions of the > cruising ranges that are in each -- not a difficult program to write. Might be rather expensive if you could get out to sea - even theoretically.
WBW John
