EA toughening up

About time too.

The fraggles have had it too good for too long living on the river for nothing in their shabby and possibly dangerous wrecks.

Sorry, but I always pay my way on my temporary registrations when I visit and I think the price is quite reasonable.

Regards.

Alan
 
Yep, fair play, especially as they could have applied and avoided legal action!

Can't do THAT with a speeding ticket or Road tax!
 
534l4rk said:
E.A. News release 13th Jan. on action taken on unlicenced boats[/QUOTE



Actually out of 8000 registered craft 6 unlicenced boats caught over a couple of days does not seem all that bad so the message must have gone out to 99.9999% of Thames users.Could it possibly be that unlicenced use of the river is much less than popular myth would have you believe, to transit through any lock could bring the naughty boaters to the notice of the authorities.Apart from the odd refusenick,suspect most would be short term users perhaps unaware that you even need to cough up for a licence.
Personally would also doubt that any of the boats named were the much maligned liveaboards who would have much to lose and more likely to be day boats or cabin cruisers.?
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The fines are hardly at a level that you would call a significant deterrent!!

Magistrates need to wake up and realise that they hold the key to stop re-offending. OK I'm not advocating life in prison or capital punishment :D, but £2-3k would focus the mind!

I mean they need to protect their revenue stream and to punish and deter but I'd suggest they not even achieved revenue protection with these fines.

Chris
 
This is all good news, but hardly a clamp down one guy took a walk up the Towpath near Teddington in July and found 4 offenders, reckon I could take a similar walk on any part of the river and find another 4 just like that.

Actualy that reminds me better go and stick my license in the window just in case he gets up my way:)
 
I tend to go along with Fred's thinking and wonder just how bad the unlicensed craft problem really is. It also tends to get mixed up with the liveaboards parking up long term on the 24 hour moorings and elsewhere.

The EA have a dilemma, particularly with reduced resources to assign to this problem. As I understand it, the vast majority of owners issued with a caution pay up leaving a relatively small number that require further proceedings. The cost of legal proceedings is not inconsiderable, not to mention the time occupied in pursuing the case. Even when the courts issue a fine there is the remaining problem of actually collecting the money from someone who may be unable to pay.
 
If "they" confiscate an unlicenced tender and want to pass it on I'd be interested, the kids are requesting that the replacement tender fund be drained to get a new bigger idiot box.

Memo to self, licence on kitchen worktop less useful than licence in boat window!
 
Chris_d said:
This is all good news, but hardly a clamp down one guy took a walk up the Towpath near Teddington in July and found 4 offenders, reckon I could take a similar walk on any part of the river and find another 4 just like that.

Actualy that reminds me better go and stick my license in the window just in case he gets up my way:)
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Did you report the boats you spotted????

Either ring 08708 506 506 (Mon-Fri, 8am - 6pm) or 0800 807060.

If you don't report it it's not really reasonable to expect them to do anything about it!!!!

Chris
 
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