doratheexplorer

It's an arguable technicality. The difficulty is that the boat can move. If an enforcement notice was served, the boat could move on the day the notice came into effect, this would 'abate the nuisance'. The following day the boat could return and start a legally new nuisance. The council and the courts know this so they won't act.

That link is poorly written but noise nuisance can occur at any time. After 11pm there is a greater presumption of the need for quiet though. Having said that, councils can ordinarily only address noise nuisance from static premises. Noise from cars or boats or general noise in the street would be dealt with by the police as a breach of the peace or by way of a specific injunction. Having said all that, it's probably worth contacting you local council's environmental health / noise nuisance team. In some cases, although they have no legal powers when it comes to boats, they may be willing to act on a discretionary basis by sending out an official looking letter, which often does the trick. May I ask what canal or river this boat is on?

You could get nearly 2 pints in the pub for that! Another vote for the Cape then.

Maybe. But what about this? https://www.yourvotematters.co.uk/can-i-vote/with-no-fixed-address It is surely possible to have a mooring but still be of no fixed address.

Correct. Feel free to PM me. The inverter is this one https://www.amazon.co.uk/Silverline-Silverstorm-444658-Inverter-2000/dp/B002QRWHBK Cheap but far more solid than many I've seen. MSW ran everything of mine except washing machine and electric toothbrush.

Thanks. From the link: If you live on a boat, houseboat or similar residence which has a fixed or permanent mooring then you can register at that address. You can register online at gov.uk/register-to-vote. If you do not have a permanent mooring then you can register either at a place where you spend most of your time or have some connection. This could be the place where you were last permanently registered or, for example, a boatyard that you use for maintenance. As usual, the implied assumption is that if you have a mooring, you spend most of your time there. It seems inconceivable to most that someone might have a mooring that they hardly ever use but choose to keep anyway. Some boaters who have moorings do more genuine cruising than those who have no mooring at all.

I have a spare 2000w Silverline MSW which I could be tempted to sell for not very much money. It worked fine until I upgraded to a fancy PSW.

Story of my life! Doh!

I haven't pretended anything. In fact I've been completely open with all relevant authorities about this at all times. I have been very clear about what my living arrangement are. As far as I'm concerned having post delivered to an address does not necessarily imply occupation. I could have PO Box - it wouldn't mean I lived in the post office. However, my initial question was not about that, it was about proving my living arrangements formally. It's never occurred to me before, but by having my post sent to an address I don't live at, I've been left with no formal option I can think of. I asked the forum if they could think of anything and nobody could. So I have my answer. With hindsight, I would have been better to have my post sent to a property with 2 occupants. Thanks for all the replies.

I'm registered to vote, but not there.

I have a reason to be worrying.

I know many liveaboards use a friend of family member's address for post. Say that friend or family member lived alone and claimed the 25% discount off their Council Tax. Then say the council became aware that your post was delivered there and they started action on council tax fraud, believing the house had 2 occupants and not 1. How would you prove you lived on a cruising boat and not in the house?

http://www.penninewaterways.co.uk/summits.htm

If we're going to try and make everyone without a mooring, stick to the exact letter of the law then we'd need to have a think about what navigation actually is. Bona Fide for navigation implies that you are making use of your boat for a specific purpose - transporting goods, taking people on trips, getting people from one side of an expanse of water to another etc... of course, nobody would be pleased with this very narrow definition. CRT seem to understand this too, so they don't get too hung up on it. So long as you're moving about every couple of weeks and generally not bothering people - they're happy. Why other boaters adopt this superior position over what others are doing still completely escapes me.

I've realised why it looks quite nice. That's not Cuckoo Wharf. It's Cuc Oo Wiaf.

Please don't comment on my 'movements' - it's unsavoury. My real reason for boating is so I can charge up the battery on my eco-fan.

I can! I can! Me! Me!

You don't need to worry that the law hasn't been tested or fall back on vague terms like 'spirit of the law' - CRT have helpfully provided guidance as to what they want. Even better, if a boater is on the wrong side of the line, they will send warning letters before taking any action. The majority of drinks served in pubs can be had at home. I didn't realise people only went to pubs to try mystery drinks, I thought there was a lot more to it than that.

You weren't the only one who thought that - it's led to most of the arguing on this thread. Saying it was tongue in cheek - looks more like back-peddalling.

That actually makes it look far better than it actually is!

The other problem is that it fails to provide one of the main benefits of having a mooring, that being the support/friendship/camaraderie of the community of moorers who are there with you. How many permanent moorings are at Cuckoo Wharf? 2?

Aww thanks sir Seems like common sense sometimes takes a back seat to finding any old reason to rage about things.

It's not just that it's Urban, it's that it's, IMO, a particularly unpleasant area. Some urban moorings are lovely.

There are good reasons why moorings at Cuckoo Wharf are hard to shift. It's not exactly prime real estate territory is it? I would ring the local moorings coordinator at CRT (Lisa Shaw?) and ask if she has anything available / coming up.

Great list - except mine is probably a 'good solid boat', except it doesn't have a Japanese engine and it's never seen any polish.