Alf Roberts

my understanding is that CRT cannot recover unpaid licence fees from a subsequent owner.

It is my opinion this is CRT's bluff. I hope, and believe, it will be called. This time they have gone too far. Perhaps if their management of the infrastructure was up to scratch they would have enough goodwill for such an expansion of the enforcement faction but that simply isn't the case.

there's another interesting point here that it would be good to have Nigel Moore's opinion on. It seems, correct me if I am wrong Tracy, that the current owner is being held liable for the alleged debts of the previous one. Can CART really do this? If so it adds an extra complexity to buying a boat.

and this is illegal exactly how?

including terms and conditions that contradict primary legislation? really ?

by 'common sense' you mean you hope they will pick on the boaters you want them to pick on? what happens when an enforcement officer takes a dislike to someone?

so, tell me, what's the difference between (above) " people taking a home mooring then spending months on end in another place, shuffling up and down (eg) 200 yards of towpath" and "people taking a home mooring then spending months on end in nearby place, shuffling up and down (eg) 200 yards of towpath." legally speaking? it's a bit rhetorical because the difference ( hair splitting) CRT are aiming for is the use of the home mooring in between the 'shuffling'. trouble is, it has been well established that using a home mooring is not a requirement of the 1995 Act. so the answer to the OP is yes you will fall foul of the new regime but it always was going to be inconsistently applied to target a few boaters CRT and attendant skirt followers don't like the look of. the fact that this kind of behaviour by a public body is in itself illegal seems to have escaped them.

well rather than having a hissy fit, if you really want to help the owner of this boat read and absorb what Nigel Moore has written and then take action based on that. there is a very important issue of CRT overstepping its powers and behaving in an illegal way that must be challenged. help is available, make use of it. wandering off feeling wounded won't help anyone.

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what we need is the layman's guide to seeking an injunction and the form it should take to bat the ball back at CRT

judging by the number of people using iPads and iPhones (made in China ) I would say yes, you're in a very small minority. the phones made in your country by Nokia are pretty good ( oh sorry they are made in China too) typical jingoistic nonsense. to the OP; what issue are you having? run speedtest.net or the app and compare with people around you. if it ain't broke don't fix it.

it's likely one of the small airways that regulate idle running is blocked - usually by corrosion, they are pretty thin. three possible solutions 1. is to blow compressed air through these airways. they usually exit into the air filter before the choke 2. get the carb ultrasonically cleaned 3. get a new carb

a real world example : a coal boat, range exactly 29 miles received a letter telling him he hadn't moved far enough. he asked for, and received his sightings. they were all for one spot; the place he filled up once a week was on the same day as the boat check for that place. so this coal boat is one of the '66%' I know of a fair few others who are in the process of challenging the data. I would assume CRT have removed them from their statistics until these issues are resolved ( yeah right) the only comment I have about the statistical validity of CRT's figures is that they contain 1. no controls and 2. no adjustment for error due to sampling frequency and consistency.

you've obviously looked since I did so, if you would be so kind, can you show me the law that says a 12 mile range is illegal please

not just your opinion, it's the law of the land. we can look forward to Shoosmiths getting another pretty wedge while CRT tilt at this particular windmill. ...and your boating experience that backs up this assertion?

sorry. warburtons ( spell checks says ear buttons ) is not a baker it's a manufacturer who use industrial processes to produce tasteless crap cheap. go to a proper baker, they've spent years perfecting a craft so you don't have to.

You are wasting your breath there Mr B.

I have the perfect recipe for toasting bread. take 1 kg flour I packet yeast some salt some sugar some oil mix it all together. knead for 10 minutes leave to stand for 5 minutes knock it back and knead for another 5 mins stop, have a cup of tea throw the dough in the canal, go to the bakers and buy a nice overnight loaf, unsliced. bring home, cut into 1" thick slices and toast. job done. if you're in a hurry, stages 1-9 can be omitted.

better be quick - it's practically the end of the season for Seville oranges.

well at least you're speaking from experience now though it would be a rare person who never moaned about running out of something no matter how convenient the shop. I tend to agree with you that overstaying on visitor moorings is generally a Bad Thing though it is even CRT current thinking to relax these in the winter - pragmatically would be my suggestion, there are visitors at some places in winter, others are much more seasonal. my solution? focus on the positive benefits these communities bring and support rather than constantly criticise. where there are problems focus narrowly to resolve them using believable and proportionate tools labelling a whole bunch of people you've never met as a problem can never be helpful, We all know people who behave in ways not conducive to the common good but it's too easy to distort by relying on apocryphal instances.

im getting quite tempted by this; which by the time you add in the price of the aerials is not so pricey http://www.3grouterstore.co.uk/3G/Proroute-GEM420-Dual-SIM-4G-Router.html I need to find out whether the antennae can be mounted outdoors. I quite like the build quality. and the dual Sim bit. doing some research it seems like LTE speeds are going to be down to usage sharing, good news for country dwellers, not so for suburban iPlayer babies. I'm quite happy on 3-4mbps as long as it's consistent.