normskib
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there are certainly 12 now !!! I even raised the subject with an E A official Who was on his way to investigate the sudden influx of Narrowboats to the point where they’ve even started rafting together .
there are certainly 12 now !!! I even raised the subject with an E A official Who was on his way to investigate the sudden influx of Narrowboats to the point where they’ve even started rafting together .
I suspect the local council/s would not be happy about the numbers applying for subsidised housing.Maybe I'm over-simplifying but why can't the authorities operate the similar process for boats as they do for cars?
1. apply a notice on the boat giving the owner a fixed amount of time to resolve the issue. Registration, licence or whatever.
2. Remove the boat to a secure location for a fixed amount of time
3. Dispose of the boat by selling or scrapping it
4. Deduct the outstanding fees from the proceeds and put the balance into a ringfenced account until the owner shows up or a fixed amount of time elapses.
I'm pretty certain that marinas do this so why not the EA?
OITD said "Interesting it happens as soon as Phil decamps to Bell Weir.
It's interesting to consider who the land owner is. Most of that area is owned by Eton at least the bit below the lock but that particular part might well be unregistered and should in theory default to EA ownership. And EA currently have nobody to deal with their moorings."
Many of them were there before Phil left.
The locals there do take quite a close interest in what happens on those moorings. It's a reasonably nice area albeit with some asbo problems (not from boats) so it will be interesting to see if an influx of boats will be tolerated.Well I can assure you there were 12 unnamed narrowboats on Tuesday, the 24th of August after I’d run out of fingers I took off my shoes and counted two toes !
When you say Dorney do you mean Boveney?
I went down as far as Staines last week and didn't see anywhere with that many boats. There were a few narrow boats about Boveney but certainly not 12.
Land on the tow pathside from the lock up to and past PG Point is owned by the EA.It's interesting to consider who the land owner is. Most of that area is owned by Eton at least the bit below the lock but that particular part might well be unregistered and should in theory default to EA ownership. And EA currently have nobody to deal with their moorings.
That's interesting because one of the residents of the section between the church and the EA mooring bollards told me that bit was owned by Eton.Land on the tow pathside from the lock up to and past PG Point is owned by the EA.
Wonder why they don’t make this an official mooring spot? Bit of bank tidying, few posts and rings, assuming it’s deep enough.The EA also own the towpath from the Lock as far down as the brook that exits by the foot path that goes across the fields to Eaton Wick.
Technically it's not a license it is a registration but I know what you mean.I noticed one of the long termers there has decided to paint over the boat name. Think it was something like Mr Bright Side before. Hopefully he/she does still pay a river licence.
Ha, not just that ! The marinas are obligated to snitch to the councils, so you get hammered w council tax too ! Unless.....you have a quiet " Non Residential " mooring.Maybe I'm over-simplifying but why can't the authorities operate the similar process for boats as they do for cars?
1. apply a notice on the boat giving the owner a fixed amount of time to resolve the issue. Registration, licence or whatever.
2. Remove the boat to a secure location for a fixed amount of time
3. Dispose of the boat by selling or scrapping it
4. Deduct the outstanding fees from the proceeds and put the balance into a ringfenced account until the owner shows up or a fixed amount of time elapses.
I'm pretty certain that marinas do this so why not the EA?