Britain's most expensive marina

[Bobc]

But can you afford the VAT?

His boat was in France on Brexit day, so no worries there.

 

[doug748]

+ 1
We've just brought our 12M boat back from Falmouth to Cowes for the winter, having returned from France in July and spent 3 months in Falmouth harbour.
Stopped overnight in Plymouth £40, two nights in Dartmouth £90 then two nights in Portland at £90. Glad that next April we're off back to France, if I don't want to be on a mooring or mud bank I can't afford to sail in the UK anymore !

Dearest in Plymouth seems to be QAB which would cost you £49.20p. per night. Things look bleak in the USA:




Hope you left a tip


.

 

[Lightwave395]

But can you afford the VAT?

Not bothered by the sail away from France for 24 hours issue to reset the VAT clock if and when I need to

 

[Lightwave395]

Dearest in Plymouth seems to be QAB which would cost you £49.20p. per night. Things look bleak in the USA:

View attachment 124442


Hope you left a tip


.

My tip was put your boat in Brittany...!

 

[Bobc]

Not bothered by the sail away from France for 24 hours issue to reset the VAT clock if and when I need to

Exactly. You only have to go 12 miles out and back again, and who's to know whether you did or didn't to quite that far.

 

[Quiddle]

Not bothered by the sail away from France for 24 hours issue to reset the VAT clock if and when I need to

But surely you had to request RGR on entering UK waters to exempt yourself from VAT as no UK citizen can own own a boat in UK waters for any period of time without becoming liable for UK VAT? Which means the boat is no longer deemed EU VAT paid. Not an insurmountable problem as you can apply for EU RGR on returning to France but there's a bit more to it then popping out of the EU to the UK to reset the 18 month clock.

 

[steve yates]

Most of you would cry if you knew how little we paid in parts of Scotland.

Not if your in largs!

 

[dunedin]

Not if your in largs!

Yes, but not just Largs. The visitor rates in many Scottish marinas around Oban as well as the Clyde are far from bargain basement. And annual berths certainly not cheap either

 

[awol]

Yes, but not just Largs. The visitor rates in many Scottish marinas around Oban as well as the Clyde are far from bargain basement. And annual berths certainly not cheap either

Then there is the surcharge for an English (or Edinburgh) home address ........ or further north, for not being a known relative (however distant) of the money collector.

 

[zoidberg]

Another thread that makes me glad I’m on the east coast.

Wot about the east coast of Wales...?

 

[Bristolfashion]

Actually for central London, that is not too bad considering the cost of hotel rooms, and the fact that a boat that size could easily sleep 4 people, more at a pinch.

And they do a 7 nights for the price of 5 deal which brought our costs to around £50 a night - bearing in mind where you are,probably the best value marina in the UK!

 

[LadyInBed]

St. Kats, £105 a night for a 12m boat

Thank God I've got no need to frequent that marina, my daughter lives 10 mins walk away and puts me up for free and it includes breakfast.

 

[awol]

Thank God I've got no need to frequent that marina, my daughter lives 10 mins walk away and puts me up for free and it includes breakfast.

I suspect, if your daughter is anything like mine, that is a very poor return on your investment over many years!

 

[Stemar]

Very likely, but if she's anything like mine, she's worth every penny

 

[Leighb]

And they do a 7 nights for the price of 5 deal which brought our costs to around £50 a night - bearing in mind where you are,probably the best value marina in the UK!

We have not been for a few years, but have visited perhaps 8 or 9 times. Our finding was that provided you stayed for 7 or more nights it was pretty good value for a “hotel” in that situation. Our son and his family came to visit us there once and it cost the same for one night in the Tower hotel as we paid for 8 nights in the Marina. The deal then was a big reduction on the weekly rate compared with daily x 7, and it was the same rate for extra days.