Outragous marina price hikes - the giddy limit
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Skylark
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So which part of the notice refers to an outrageous hike?
The marina users seem to have adopted a change in pricing policy......so presumably that can't be the outrageous bit.
A 15% hike in electricity pricing is an every-day occurrence and the general UK population doesn't seem to bat an eyelid.
The marina users seem to have adopted a change in pricing policy......so presumably that can't be the outrageous bit.
A 15% hike in electricity pricing is an every-day occurrence and the general UK population doesn't seem to bat an eyelid.
alahol2
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That's outrageous, it would cost me something in excess of £300 a year!
Resolution
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From the notice, this was something decided by the members of a club at their AGM. Not a commercial organisation dealing with customers. So why the outrage?
Give us a bit more explanation please, Dylan.
Give us a bit more explanation please, Dylan.
Lakesailor
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I think a bit of "Woooosh" is occurring.
prv
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MrB
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KevB
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Ahh, but read it again. It says the annual rent will be scrapped and a new figure of £80 per metre berth width was decided on. That could be £80 per metre per month?
awol
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Only in the sowf of engerland! Interesting that it is the size of the berth that is charged and not the size of the boat - I assume all pontoons are the same length. And as for the leccy, it sort of depends what the price was - a 15% hike on 5p/unit is a wallet emptying 0.75p.
Giblets
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Do we think that perhaps Dylan is missing an "irony" smilie?
dimdav
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From reading KTL, Dylans reporting its £80 per metre of boat width in the berth
and that he cant find anyone to take money off him for a berth!
Lakesailor
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Getting dangerously close to a Lakesailor here.........
Birdseye
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You need to shop around! Havent had a leccy price rise in 2 years or more. And at least I do get somethinbg for my leccy money.
At both salcombe and fowey I pay £18 for a buoy for the night and nothing else. At QAB I paid £33 for a marina berth for 10m for the night - the first time I have ever paid above £30.
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neilf39
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You don't want the berth at the end of the pontoon then, could cost a fortune!
MrB
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MrB
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You would be laughing if you had a Macgregor 65 lol.:encouragement:
dylanwinter
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sorry about that
thought the irony was obvious
the low prices are odd given that the island has more millionnaires per capita than any other island in the UK
there are several fishermen who own the giant pelagic boats
£60 million a pop (including quota) and they work for ten weeks a year
insane
D
Now back on the shetland mainland in Vidlin Voe
another little pontoon berth
saves blowing up the dinghy
raining and blowing a five from the north - waiting for a break to get around the corner to the next voe or across to yell if we can
thought the irony was obvious
the low prices are odd given that the island has more millionnaires per capita than any other island in the UK
there are several fishermen who own the giant pelagic boats
£60 million a pop (including quota) and they work for ten weeks a year
insane
D
Now back on the shetland mainland in Vidlin Voe
another little pontoon berth
saves blowing up the dinghy
raining and blowing a five from the north - waiting for a break to get around the corner to the next voe or across to yell if we can
Resolution
Well-known member
Dylan
You have to remember that some of your readership are just slow on the uptake. I will try harder next time!
You have to remember that some of your readership are just slow on the uptake. I will try harder next time!
AngusMcDoon
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Tiz a braw bricht dee just roond the corner on Skye; even the Cuillins are on show...
