Iain_S

That's interesting: some years ago I was chatting to a showman whose living accommodation was the trailer of an artic, The vehicle had a normal MoT, which he obtained annually by post from somewhere in Aberdeen!

Could have ended up as the River Eichbyschiffwl, from the original answer, "eich bys, chi ffwl" .

If CaRT revoked the OP's licence for that reason, it would certainly be grounds for judicial review. While moored, he is acting according to CaRT's terms and conditions where a licence is suspended.

You neglect S43(8) You also neglect S43(2), which provides that British Waterways cannot charge for a service which was previously free, although where charges had been limited, the limits were removed. Several Canal Acts allowed pleasure boats on their canals without charge.

(my bold) 1) According to the licence T&Cs, no. (Although I would hope CaRT would be reasonable if you told them you needed to go to a water point or fuel supplier, before returning to where you are moored. ) 2) Minimum of 28 days from a notice being attached to the boat and probably (a lot) longer. However, the time to take action, if you feel that is a real possibility, is NOW, to take legal advice and be ready to apply for judicial review of the revocation as soon as it occurs. If it gets to court on a Section 8 (assuming CaRT adopt their usual course of obtaining a court order), it's too late: there is no licence in force, and the case is open and shut. There are several precedents for this. 3) After receiving the Section 8 notice, you have the 28 days to leave CaRT waters. 4) No idea, but I'd assume they would if asked. CaRT reserve the right to pass on personal information to anyone who has reason to require it, and I'd assume the EA do likewise. Section 8 of the British Waterways Act 1983 would only come into play if the licence is revoked. Section 13 of the 1971 Act, although always quoted along with Section 8 of the 1973 Act, has no additional effect.. It applies to "houseboats", as defined in the 1971 Act.

When we broke down in the tunnel, it was a boat from the next group through who pushed us out. The rescue boat did not have crew available "for at least an hour", according to the North Portal tunnel keeper.

... and the ones in there will be less safe than LiFe batteries.

If the wire's detached from the fridge, there won't be any voltage drop. Volt drop is the result of current flowing through the resistance of the cable. Even measuring with the fridge connected and running, the result will be on the low side; it's the volt drop when the compressor is starting that is the important one.