Momac

Sounds like the end is in sight for the canals . Or at least for some canals. Any ideas which canals cost C&RT the greatest to keep in navigable condition? I am thinking it will take a significant closure or two to alert the public and the government to the possibility of what might be lost.

I wouldn't say your wife's nor your name being on C&RT records would be proof of ownership of the boat but it might help . I expect formal documents are absent for many inland craft leaving little in the way of proof of ownership. Mind you most stuff we own we may not have retained proof and its not an issue in practice. Presumably you have joint names on the boat insurance. The reaction from C&RT is not unreasonable given you have, as far as they are concerned, added a new joint owner. I think it may be just me who pays the extortion money/license fee as far as C&RT are concerned but I have other documents to prove my wife and I each own half shares in the boat.

C&RT must have consider this so I suggest you email C&RT and ask them. I expect C&RT will say staying in a marina over winter isn't overstaying and if you pay the CC for 12 months fee that's good enough.

Hopefully this has not resulted in overheating Coloured hulls can look very nice But the darker the colour the more they show the slightest imperfection.

I don't think the problem is likely to be confined to one water point. So the issue should be reported .

I will bear that in mind that everything you write is not real.

Perhaps the matter should perhaps be reported to C&RT given the source is via a C&RT water point .

I never sterilise the water bottles but they get a flush at most refills and I replace them annually. But not sure how sterilising would help here at the critters are in the water supply.

The 'more mess' very effectively dividing the different categories of boaters. This is C&RT's scheme to maintain control and this forum shows how very well that scheme is working.

The railways waste money on an immense scale. In this respect the train operating companies are just as bad if not worse than the former nationalised arrangements. As far as HS2 is concerned I may not travel on it as quite simply I live near the East Coast mainline . But as said there may be other benefits due to other routes being under reduced demand.

That happened to my daughter. She contacted her insurer for advice but did not make a claim. Next renewal premium went up sharply. This was 10 years ago so nothing new.

Its up to you whether you seek cover for salvage or anything else. If C&RT are required to salvage a boat they would of course seek a recovery of costs from the boat owner. If there is no insurance cover then the boat owner would be held personally liable.

3rd party cover is all that is required by C&RT

The terms do not say that.

Much use of the word 'may'. I would hope insurers would not divulge data without prior consent.

Everyone has to provide those insurance details. Whether C&RT run any checks is up to them. I doubt very much whether C&RT have authority to obtain data direct from insurers . However C&RT could contact you and ask for a copy of the insurance certificate if you are selected for a random spot check. In due course it may become necessary to upload the insurance certificate to the C&RT portal.

Simple matter of supply and demand. There are quite a few spare spaces where I keep my boat and have been for some time. We go out of the marina and meet mostly the same regular enthusiasts while the majority don't seem to move. The river is not nearly as busy as it used to be which can be nice but really its would be better if it was busy with boats. Many economic factors at play here but I think owning a boat as recreational activity may well decline as people simply cant afford the expense or they choose other activities which offer better value.

The holder might have to moor in another space or the visitor is moved to another spot. I use the same mooring spot always but in theory I rent a mooring which could be anywhere in the marina. In practice not an issue.We are not moved around. I did receive a phone call once from the marina to see whether we were going to be away a while. But since we were returning the next day the marina put the visitor elsewhere.

Would that be fraud ? It might carry a risk of not ending well. As you say its not worth the bother unless over selling which was the point I was trying to make. I honestly didn't consider you would have thought there was any sense in it unless selling the same deal to multiple people. Most marinas take visitors and use spaces that are empty because the bertholder is out on a cruise. The visitor pays . So the marina gets paid twice from the same mooring . That's not fraud. Gyms sell memberships to many more people than they can accommodate at one time . That's not fraud .

Its called over selling. The agreement would have to be on the basis as everyone else in that a mooring would be made available all year round. The plan would fail from the mooring owners perspective if more boats turned up compared to available spaces. But perhaps that could be managed by not selling excessive numbers of mooring agreements compared to available space. The people who do use their moorings regularly and paying a higher rate might be upset if they discover what is occurring (as they surely would). But good luck with your plan.

With the added complication of the license fee calculation for home mooring or no home mooring C&RT have potentially taken on a significant administrative burden. Whether C&RT are willing to provide personnel to properly police the new scheme remains to be seen. At present C&RT accept insurance is in place on an honesty basis. C&RT also accept off water declarations on an honesty basis . I expect the same will apply to home mooring declarations. All subject to random checks . So it would be wise to keep receipts for mooring fees in case of need.