EA Visiting Marinas

[TrueBlue]

Load of gonads - PLA and Medway use knots, "knot" to mention others.

Be interesting to see where the norm settles with regard to prosecution for speeding, whatever the units of measurement.
Common sense has always recognised that real issue at river speeds is unacceptable wash - and no-one can agree on that either.

aye, there's the rub -
speed is absolute (once defined as over the land; over the water is more difficult to measure at any point in time)

Wash is more difficult being subjective, in the eye of the beholder and depends on bank / depth considerations

 

[shades]

European laws. EA being politically correct but not actually living in the real world.

I believe Apollo is correct!

 

[boatone]

I believe Apollo is correct!

Oh dear, what a terrible thought - especially as I probably agree with you/him.

Doesn't mean I agree with a fundamentally silly decision though.

 

[apollo]

Oh dear, what a terrible thought - especially as I probably agree with you/him.

Doesn't mean I agree with a fundemtally silly decision though.

blimey worth printing this post out and framing it!

 

[ADLS]

Knots and bolts

European laws. EA being politically correct but not actually living in the real world.

They could do the Welsh thing and post em in English and EU !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[ADLS]

The water that your boat floats in remarkably does not have some sort of magical power to keep itself separate from the ordinary oiks public water outside the marina.
It is exactly the same as the stuff in the navigation which needs to be carefully managed at considerable expence from public funds with a small token additional amount extracted from curiously reluctant boat owners.
The simplest way to remove your boat from being obliged to pay the licence fee is either,put it ashore or fill in the entrance from the marina to the Thames .......job done !

I do take your point on river maintenance but this maintenance and flood control also provides advantages for others. Riverside property owners for one do they pay anything towards the upkeep? Other than boater who else pay for EA services? Is there a charge for a pubs visitor mooring.?

Maybe there should be a reduced moored licence for boats not used for a year at least.

I wonder when The MOT will get onto this as roads have to be maintained and swept etc, well they used to be swept.

 

[dash300]

River Tolls!!!

 

[bumperdump]

EA rod licence adult £27/ junior £5

 

[Wavey]

Riverside property owners for one do they pay anything towards the upkeep? Other than boater who else pay for EA services? Is there a charge for a pubs visitor mooring.?

http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/homeandleisure/recreation/132995.aspx

 

[Ramage]

A better question might be who does not pay... triathalon organisers & swimmers, regatta organisers, towpath walkers and cyclists...

 

[Celica]

A better question might be who does not pay... triathalon organisers & swimmers, regatta organisers, towpath walkers and cyclists...

In theory, as tax payers many of these people mentioned will pay!
Government gets money from Taxes, Defra gets money from government and the ea gets money from defra.

 

[Ramage]

In theory, as tax payers many of these people mentioned will pay!
Government gets money from Taxes, Defra gets money from government and the ea gets money from defra.

Yes, but boaters, fishermen, canoeists, kayakers and rowers pay twice!

I feel it is wrong that organisers of Regattas, Triathalons and Swims are making money and not paying their due.

 

[No Regrets]

Yes, but boaters, fishermen, canoeists, kayakers and rowers pay twice!

I feel it is wrong that organisers of Regattas, Triathalons Swims and those nasty scrounging rowers are making money and not paying their due.

Fixed that for you

 

[Ramage]

The rowers DO pay.... it is a bulk deal, so the EA dont have to spend money chasing & enforcing. It may be that people don't feel they pay enough.

Perhaps they could pay in Olympic & Paralympic Gold....

 

[watson1959]

The rowers DO pay.... it is a bulk deal, so the EA dont have to spend money chasing & enforcing. It may be that people don't feel they pay enough.

Perhaps they could pay in Olympic & Paralympic Gold....

Ouch touché......consider it paid

 

[No Regrets]

The rowers DO pay, albeit not in monetary terms.... it is a bulk deal, so the EA dont have to spend money chasing & enforcing. It may be that nobody feels they pay enough, and thats quite understandable

Shall i just type it for you?

 

[apollo]

It may be that people don't feel they pay enough.

Too blimmin right

 

[Ramage]

Alex's rowing club (Walbrook) costs adults £380 per year with race fees on top. (They are probably one of the less expensive clubs).

They pay the EA the fees for the boats out of this as well as running all the facilities etc.

If the EA needs them to pay more they will ask for more, as they do for motorboaters. Do you expect them to volunteer to pay more? Would you?

No, of course you would not.

 

[No Regrets]

Thats not the point

 

[apollo]

£19 a boat is not enough. Period