Light Dues

[boatone]

From todays Guardian newspaper....

<A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,3604,1203948,00.html>Pleasure boat owners should pay £100 lighthouse tax, says study </A>

Think we might need another campaign forum here Kim !!!




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[hagrid]

ON radio today they were talking about the same, someone said the 130,000 pleasure boat owners should contribute towards the cost? what would they know... MP's again dont have a clue



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[jhr]

Clueless MPs

Agreed that your average MP neither knows nor cares about boats, but there must be some who are keen sailors and/or who have constituents whose jobs depend on the industry. They won't necessarily be waterside constituencies, either. F'rexample, who is the Right Hon. member for Sealine?

Shouldn't we be putting our energies into identifying these people and lobbying them, so that we will get a sympathetic hearing, rather than cursing about MPs as a generic breed? Of course they are generally stupid, venal, greedy etc. or they'd never have gone into politics. /forums/images/icons/wink.gif

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[extravert]

Doh!

He could have said that better...

Owners of craft exceeding eight metres (26.5ft) would need to contribute towards "light dues"...

The Royal Yachting Association's cruising manager, Stephen Johnson, said "There is this myth that all yacht owners are affluent. There are many, many small families who just enjoy poking around in a 22ft yacht..."




<hr width=100% size=1>One day, I want to be a real sailor. In the mean time I'll just keep tri-ing.

 

[Wiggo]

Re: Clueless MPs

Sealine - Rt Hon Dr Richard Taylor, MP (Ind)
Fairline - Mr Phil Hope, MP (Lab)
Princess - Mrs Linda Gilroy, MP (Lab)
Sunseeker - Mr Robert Syms, MP (Con)
Broom - Mr Keith Simpson, MP (Con)
Birchwood - Mr Geoffrey Hoon, MP (Lab)

Might as well have a moan about red diesel, too...



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[mjf]

I got stung for £3.50 for 'using' Chichester Harbour on Saturday. This is conservency as opposed to mooring or anchoring fees. I really did not mind this in exchange for visiting such a lovely spot.

However I get the feeling that our costs are about to get out of hand as it seems to me that unless you say in your home berth someone will rob your wallet the moment you stop elsewhere (or whats left of it after the marina people have enjoyed a fair sized chunk).

Ggrrrrrrr........



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