Tiddler
Member
Unless the boat is aground on a trailer as is mine or on another waterway you still need to pay your licence fee, even if the boat is in a marina.
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Unless the boat is aground on a trailer as is mine or on another waterway you still need to pay your licence fee, even if the boat is in a marina.
Aquafan
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"The current funding for navigation comes from only two major sources - power boat licence fees and Government grant in aid. Flood Management, although within the EA, is budgeted separately so any additional funds directed to that will have little or no impact on the navigation"
Yes this is where the problem is and where the debate should be, it's no good wringing our hands and try to find ways of increasing Navigation income or cutting costs, we could double the rowers license fees (which we should) or cut the number of temporary lock keepers etc (which we shouldn't) and it will make little to no difference. The argument should be why does the income from the water authorities not benefit Navigation, it's as much about Navigation as it is flood defences? why should dredging be a cost to Navigation? dredging will be mostly about limiting flood risk, why should Navigation not benefit from hydro power from the weirs and I am sure there are plenty of other streams of income and costs that could be more fairly shared between Navigation and Defra but I have no idea what the two P&L's look like.
Yes this is where the problem is and where the debate should be, it's no good wringing our hands and try to find ways of increasing Navigation income or cutting costs, we could double the rowers license fees (which we should) or cut the number of temporary lock keepers etc (which we shouldn't) and it will make little to no difference. The argument should be why does the income from the water authorities not benefit Navigation, it's as much about Navigation as it is flood defences? why should dredging be a cost to Navigation? dredging will be mostly about limiting flood risk, why should Navigation not benefit from hydro power from the weirs and I am sure there are plenty of other streams of income and costs that could be more fairly shared between Navigation and Defra but I have no idea what the two P&L's look like.
No Regrets
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Not quite the case!
If your boat is not in the water, or in another Waterway not covered by the EA, such as the tidal Thames, or another River, then you don't have to pay an EA licence fee!
apollo
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What about houses in the water? (I'll get me coat)
Tiddler
Member
I think that was the gist of what I have just written.
Chill
Well-Known Member
Whats all this got to with the original post?
No Regrets
Well-Known Member
Just checkin' it ain't EA owned! LOL
