mrsmelly

Im up for all this but how would you identify the culprits? Cars have number plates displayed 99.9999 percent of the time and are logged by cameras going in/out of car parks so relatively easy to do. However the rules on CARTS waterways have been for many years that number is displayed and name displayed on boats but we have all seen daily many boats that dont comply so legislation and enforcement there would have to be significantly updated and persued.

I dont think there is a standard gap between water points, it differs in most locations. In my opinion the problem will be the age old problem of plonkers settling themselves down on the charging point and staying once charged and Im alright Jack. I wish I had a pound for every time Ive seen people on water points doing two wash loads and washing the boat down all of which takes ages longer than filling and going asap as we do.

Ive just logged on to Carts site and into my boat details. The bss cert number and expiry date are shown on there, perhaps you could log on and show the marina person that and it would hopefuly if common sense still applies be good enough?

In my opinion the beauty of a boat is that it moves and enables anyone to get the hell out of London, not end up stuck there!!

Wifes just helped a chap through the lock today who had his first night onboard his new boat last night. A realy nice chap the missus said, he was on his way to London to liveaboard.

I suggest you use the search engine, this subject has been done to death and as soon as you say you want to cc in London alarm bells ring out loudly on here.

There are probably many millions of boats in the world without A BSSC, vastly more than that do have them. Just like narrowboats are the tiny minority of boats in the world and built to stupid dimensions.

Thats cos yer on proper water innitt

Wrong sorry to say. I wont go into details but once a car is insured the insurance company has taken the risk on, they may drop your level from fully comp to Road traffic act cover in the event of a claim should you be found to have an expired mot certificate but cannot without notice stop your road traffic act cover.

At last youve caught on, it took some time. You are in this sentence correct. The bss is needed to obtain a licence and an mot is needed also to be used legaly and therefore precisely the same applies in that its not needed for further checks. Both of course can expire whilst either boat licence is still in date and vel is still in date.

I dont recall many bombs or boats blowing up next to my boat before the BSS was introduced.Perhaps you think that tesco etc should have someone in the car park checking every cars mot certificate before it entered just in case the brakes may not have been checked and run into somebody? No I dont but thats the cop out for marinas.

I spose in this Nanny state they have to be seen to be checking if the boat is safe to moor near other boats in a marina setting.

Agreed.

When I left Thrupp cruising club I didnt need five and a half years to work out I could no longer buy the cheap diesel, its part of the club benefits. Leaving any club be it political or otherwise and surely its pretty obvious things change. Hobby boaters who have chosen to move to a foreign country should surely realise changes were going to happen and blimey its been known since june 2016 not just sprung on them. I certainly agree they should not have to pay a tax they have already paid however, but surely yet another year after jan first is long enough.

Bonkers innitt. So over 14 feet wide which is wider than the majority of widebeams. I spose its a pair of old knackers similar to the pair of old knackers breasted up on the bend 100 yards from here making it great fun for boaters...........not. Or is it two mates on newer boats that just like saving length alongside?

Thats good news then. So in effect 5 and a half years after all boat owners new the UK was leaving the eu.

29 posts in 7 years, such a marvelous contributer please tell us more?

Not at all.