EA Thames Registration

Patrol boat has finaly has got up to my stretch above Days and was sticking on loads of notices, narrow boat below me will probably run and hide up the Oxford canal, the small dayboat's owner above me was a bit bemused he thought if it was moored to his land and never went anywhere why does he a need license? however he is getting a BSS done for this year as for the first time in years it will be going through a lock, but the notice only gave him 14days.
 
Stuck mine on last Saturday - normally wouldn't bother until I use the boat for the first time but decided better not to have to go through the hassle of proving the boat is licensed.
 
jecuk said:
Stuck mine on last Saturday - normally wouldn't bother until I use the boat for the first time but decided better not to have to go through the hassle of proving the boat is licensed.
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The EA patrol said he had no access to existing registration details so even if you had paid but not stuck your sticker on they will stick a notice on the boat and you have to prove you have paid, seems a bit daft:(
 
Chris_d said:
The EA patrol said he had no access to existing registration details so even if you had paid but not stuck your sticker on they will stick a notice on the boat and you have to prove you have paid, seems a bit daft:(
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Need to spend money to give them access to the database but, at the risk of being slightly pedantic....
You must display your registration plate aboard your boat in order to allow us to identify it and check that it is registered correctly.
You should display the plate where it is clearly visible to our officers at locks, on the bank and aboard patrol boats (e.g. a windscreen or other forward-facing surface).
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I also heard that if a boat is covered up they will not try to get underneath the covers.
 
Chris_d said:
The EA patrol said he had no access to existing registration details so even if you had paid but not stuck your sticker on they will stick a notice on the boat and you have to prove you have paid, seems a bit daft:(
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In order to succeed in a British court of law, they would need to prove you had failed to pay.

Methinks they would fall at the first hurdle as far as legal proceedings go with paid-up licensees!
 
No Regrets said:
In order to succeed in a British court of law, they would need to prove you had failed to pay.

Methinks they would fall at the first hurdle as far as legal proceedings go with paid-up licensees!
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Allowing for, and assuming, a little common sense being employed, one would expect that once the fact that you have a valid licence has been verified there would be no further proceedings - although quite fair IMHO to deliver a slapped wrist for non compliance with the display requirements?

Cant you actually be prosecuted for not displaying a valid Road Fund licence on your car?
 
I'm still waiting for mine so i assume they have a back log of them to get out . Seems a bit odd to be sending out the troops to sticker boats when they are struggling ( i assume ) to issue the licences .

It also seems to me a bit odd to be saying that loads of people in your marina dont have a licence and then finding it funny that they will be threatened with a fine . Bit of an odd way to get your kicks really .
 
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Chris_d said:
The EA patrol said he had no access to existing registration details so even if you had paid but not stuck your sticker on they will stick a notice on the boat and you have to prove you have paid, seems a bit daft:(
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Strange - I thought T_L had said the "inspectors" were equipped with blackberry type thingies so they could check on the move.

Well, if they haven't they ought. BW do and it saves them an awful lot of hassle. Got to start somewhere. Perhaps all the lost income EA will get could buy a couple of Blackberries :D :D

As to HF "most" of the boats in the marina proper seem to be for sale (Except for Apollo). Out in the sticks the chap next to me (for sale) has got last year's plate, but I couldn't see a note; perhaps they'll do marinas later on foot?

Anyone seen notices in MDL or other off stream marinae?
 
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