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"My guess is that officers from HMR&C will descend on some yachts from mid season next year and do some dipping. "

And if they do, what will they find? - RED!
As that is what we will continue to buy. The only difference is that we will only have paid full duty on (say) 60% of it.
 
They may well expect you to be able to produce the relevant receipts showing tax paid on purchase. But I usually don't keep my fuel receipts as I cannot claim anything back on them. Prosecution would therefore require a presumption of guilt rather than innocence.

Unfortunately, there are precedents for such a presumption of guilt for some motoring offences already..
 
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