Maidenhead - Action to be taken on unlicensed boats.
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oldgit
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just received my ATYC newsletter................. as you say................ we shall see !
thamesS23
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good news though if successful. I actually think the area around there has so much more potential to be better. i know not to everyone's taste, but I think the new development opposite has really smartened up the area. looking forward to seeing how it has come along when we cruise by in the spring
Mark26
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Had a walk along there yesterday, there is one or two that look abandoned.
Pump-Out
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Nothing will change.
The EA are interested only in the revenue not, sadly "The Environment" that they claim to manage.
To quote Mr Micke-Smith from the article:
"The removal of boats moored to private land [whatever the condition] is a matter for the landowner"
The EA are interested only in the revenue not, sadly "The Environment" that they claim to manage.
To quote Mr Micke-Smith from the article:
"The removal of boats moored to private land [whatever the condition] is a matter for the landowner"
Chris_d
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The article does say though:
It is the EA’s responsibility to enforce the annual river registration plate fee that should be paid by boat owners.
The agency will be carrying out checks on all boats moored between Maidenhead Bridge and the Cookham end of the towpath to ensure that river users have a plate – taking action against those that do not
This could include fines and removal of the boat at the owner’s cost.
It is the EA’s responsibility to enforce the annual river registration plate fee that should be paid by boat owners.
The agency will be carrying out checks on all boats moored between Maidenhead Bridge and the Cookham end of the towpath to ensure that river users have a plate – taking action against those that do not
This could include fines and removal of the boat at the owner’s cost.
But I agree as that is not a quote from the EA, so council should remove them I guess.
Portland Billy
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Does this mean if you're unlicensed and moored on private land they won't touch you?
Are MDL marinas private?
It's high time someone with some balls tackled the 'slumboat' situation, and moved on the overstayers!
Old Crusty
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No, if a boat is unlicensed it will be booked and the enforcement process will begin irrespective of where it's moored.
MDL pontoons may be private but the water they float on is deemed to be the Thames.
This is an regular exercise (but not regular enough) so hardly worthy of an article in the local rag but likely the result of the new property owners in Taplow not enjoying the view of 'scruffy slum boats' - best they drop their expensive window blinds!
MDL pontoons may be private but the water they float on is deemed to be the Thames.
This is an regular exercise (but not regular enough) so hardly worthy of an article in the local rag but likely the result of the new property owners in Taplow not enjoying the view of 'scruffy slum boats' - best they drop their expensive window blinds!
STILL AFLOAT
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I have not been here, long enough, to know my way around the Thames.
So, how do you find, these parcels of private land, that put you out of reach of the EA etc ?
Is there a map, that points out , the differences between private land & what is covered by the EA, and the maritime division of the car park clampers ?
So, how do you find, these parcels of private land, that put you out of reach of the EA etc ?
Is there a map, that points out , the differences between private land & what is covered by the EA, and the maritime division of the car park clampers ?
Big John
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Do what most freeloaders do. Moor up on land and see how long you stay there before you are asked to move off if at all.
Old Crusty
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There is no map.
Gibeltarik
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Except in Oxford - where the EA, Council and Colleges got together (UMBEG) to agree who owned what and what was left over - one of the local squatters obtained the map under an FOI - and that is why Oxford is still awash with liveaboard boaters.
TrueBlue
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Umm - yes, but isn't that related to the Castle Mill Stream which abuts the canal - further clouding the issue?
Gibeltarik
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Yes Castle Mill Stream came into it (not in EA navigation scope) but UMBEG was city-wide including Canal and River Trust water and land (missed them off last post)
Insomniacs start here: UMBEG Background Information | Oxford City Council
Cookham railway bridge is an interesting case study. On the Berkshire bank land downstream is owned by the National Trust and loosely managed, the land upstream is owned by the houses on the bank although there is a public right of way along the bank (to the Bounty and beyond. The bit under the bridge belongs to Network rail and is unmanaged and with rafted long term moorers on it.
Insomniacs start here: UMBEG Background Information | Oxford City Council
Cookham railway bridge is an interesting case study. On the Berkshire bank land downstream is owned by the National Trust and loosely managed, the land upstream is owned by the houses on the bank although there is a public right of way along the bank (to the Bounty and beyond. The bit under the bridge belongs to Network rail and is unmanaged and with rafted long term moorers on it.
Portland Billy
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Surely it should be of no matter who owns what!if the boat is unregistered, has no boat safety cert, and is pumping effluent into the the river, has overstayed- then the 'so called' authorities should act.
The situation is becoming intolerable because of the inability, or unwillingness, of the responsible authorities.
We will soon have a river reduced to the pollutant levels of thirty years ago and populated by people who just don't care!
The situation is becoming intolerable because of the inability, or unwillingness, of the responsible authorities.
We will soon have a river reduced to the pollutant levels of thirty years ago and populated by people who just don't care!
TrueBlue
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Sadly ,whereas EA have the power to take action - it doesn't the funds or the resources to take action.
It's one thing to suspect / assume that boats have their seacocks open - but catch them 'at it' AND proving that in a court of law is quite another.
It's one thing to suspect / assume that boats have their seacocks open - but catch them 'at it' AND proving that in a court of law is quite another.
Flynnbarr
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Not defending anyone but I don’t think you would want to long term moor under Cookham railway bridge unless you were desperate or skint.....no water,no electric,long trek to any transport,no sun reaches it in the winter and it’s a mud fest underfoot wintertime.
Gibeltarik
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Bourne End rail station and a stop on the Maidenhead / Wycombe bus route and the shops of Bourne End are in easy walking distance - and the Bounty pub just upstream - cheapest eatery in Cookham! Water available for free at Cookham lock.
No electric or sun and copious mud - Yes!
Flynnbarr
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You’d be pissed at all them steps over the bridge if you forgot the milk for your cuppa
......mind you getting water for your cuppa at the lock would be problematic in a narrowboat seeing as the rivers been in flood for how long!
......mind you getting water for your cuppa at the lock would be problematic in a narrowboat seeing as the rivers been in flood for how long!STILL AFLOAT
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Yes , but if they are not licenced, then they could be confiscated ?
