Keep moving Chum.

[oldgit]

Found this while rummaging around on the Inland Waterway Website.Presume it also applies on the Thames
https://www.waterways.org.uk/news_c..._the_canal___river_trust_mooring_guidelines__

https://www.waterways.org.uk/news_campaigns/press_releases/south_east_visitor_mooring_consultation

 

[boatone]

On C&RT waters there is a clas of licence known as "Continuous Cruising" which does not require an owner to declare a permanent home mooring:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continuous_cruiser

There is no such notion on the non-tidal Thames at the present time although the issue keeps coming up for discussion. Overstaying on moorings is however a problem and is, or should be, managed by enforcement, either by the EA or the landowner or their representative managers. As we all know, enforcement is an imperfect procedure and actually costs money which is in short supply. There is also a clear difference between boats overstaying on designated moorings or simply being regarded as an eyesore by local residents.

I think this info is reliable, at least in general terms.