boatone
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EA enforcement team at Harleyford
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oldgit
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Perhaps the area is little more affluent, hence the smaller number of unlicensed craft detected as opposed to further down stream ?
Chris_d
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Seems a bit late in the year, if the 6 unpaid boats buy licenses they are now half price to the end of the year!
apollo
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That's what I was thinking too and they also seemed to have taken the whole team there judging by the photo - was there a buffet lunch on offer?
boatone
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All wearing lifejackets - very commendable. But none of them are wearing crotch straps !
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boatone
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Been raising this for ages.
Margot
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Hopefully, the marina will have records showing that the boat owners have paid their mooring fees since the start of the year and the EA can use that as evidence to ensure they pay their registration for the full year...?
Chris_d
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I suppose its a fine line between catching the offenders and not upsetting the other 269 boats that have paid, hanging the offenders from Temple footbridge might
be seen by some as a good deterrent but may drive others off the river.
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boatone
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If they'd inspected the marina before 31st August there would be no room for argument. I can't see why they need to upset the majority by checking that boats have valid licences on display.
The EA assured us at the TNUF meeting in April that, having received Queens Council opinion, they would be pressing on with enforcement in marinas with immediate effect.
I must congratulate Harleyford for having such a low delinquency rate - I make that just over 2%, quite remarkable.
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Actionmat
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A marina visit is a bit like shooting ducks in a barrel, a river patrol on the look out for unnamed and unlicensed day boats would identify many more offenders, although they're a harder target than an unused identifiable boat with an expensive home mooring and more likely to tell the officer to sod off. I'm not excusing anyone for not having a licence, but there are bigger problems that require their immediate attention.
Apologies for repeating myself, but..
1)Squatters
2)Speeding passenger boats
3)Bucket and chuck it.
As the EA, they should be seen to be as concerned with the protection of the river environment itself as they are with protecting their income
Apologies for repeating myself, but..
1)Squatters
2)Speeding passenger boats
3)Bucket and chuck it.
As the EA, they should be seen to be as concerned with the protection of the river environment itself as they are with protecting their income
mark.adams
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I'm quite surprised the EA haven't shifted the onus onto Marinas to check that anyone who resides there has a licence, they check insurance (well ours does)
apollo
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Far more money to be collected from the freeloaders organising events and contributing zero....Henley Regatta, Swimming events, Triathlons
Phill
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I moored at Henley last weekend and walked to the Angel for lunch. Two boats tied up to their waterfront and neither had a Licence on display. Saw the same boats later and both were moored on the island between Henley bridge and Marsh lock.
Perhaps boats on the river should also be inspected.
Perhaps boats on the river should also be inspected.
bumperdump
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no problem between marsh lock and hurley lock, no licence is required to be displayed:encouragement: (a few seem to think so)