Poll: An alternative to C&RT what woulld you prefer?

[GreyLady]

Does anyone want some Cheese on Toast LOL

[Alan Saunders]

I agree. CRT's front line are great and we've not been let down yet. Maybe we should ask them what they think of their management and whwre the future lies...

Agreed, all the call responders at their Leeds call Centre have been very helpful as were the previous BW employees on the bank.

 

Whistle-blowers end up being sacked!

 

Alan

[Alan Saunders]

This is an invalid argument.

 

Due to the fact that you are disconnected from the rest of the system, you must cause commensurately more wear and tear on the K&A!

MtB, you may wish to reconsider your assessment in the light of day.This a typical misdirection employed by CRT.

 

Alan

[MtB]

MtB, you may wish to reconsider your assessment in the light of day.This a typical misdirection employed by CRT.

 

Alan

 

 

I have considred it many times and it's my own opinion, not CRT's.

 

In what way is it wrong? The wear and tear of a boat on the system is not 'location dependent'. I.e. it does not reduce when the boat can cruise further. The opposite, if anything.

[Paul C]

I'm not convinced there's a valid argument for a licence rebate due to being "disconnected" (using the definition of disconnected, as connected and navigable but by waterways other than CRT's).

 

There's a valid argument for isolated waterways attracting a licence rebate, eg parts of the Monty; and the Mon & Brec; and Scottish canals (and the Lancaster, before the Ribble link was built).

[kris88]

As boats on the Scottish canals don't pay a liscence to CRT,I think they would be very surprised if they got a rebate from CRT.

[Kryfold Sky]

Not enough information to vote... but more empathy and compassion is needed.

[magnetman]

Compassion for who ?

[MtB]

And from whom? Voters in the poll?

[magnetman]

From CRT maybe. They are a charity

(tic)

[BGA]

I would prefer that CRT was run like the national trust i.e. people become members then there is a sense of ownership.

[MtB]

From CRT maybe. They are a charity

(tic)

 

But this is a poll. Maybe Mr Sky might like to indicate which of the voting options he thinks would bring "more empathy and compassion"...

[Jerra]

I would prefer that CRT was run like the national trust i.e. people become members then there is a sense of ownership.

I would totally agree it would allow people to become members and vote about the general direction the Trust would take. I have/do push this at CRT at every opportunity, sadly I think it would require too much change to the regulations behind CRT one of our more clued up legal minds will probably correct me.

[GreyLady]

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Edited September 9, 2015 by grumpy146

[Higgs]

I would prefer that CRT was run like the national trust i.e. people become members then there is a sense of ownership.

 

 

That would be a threat to their authority. They prefer Friends, at arms length. Membership would see an increase in revenue, but it is too risky for them. They want more money, but some things would be too distasteful.

[KenK]

I may agree with that!

 

e.g. I chose to moor on the K&A (because it is only 50 miles from my home) but I have to pay the full CRT licence fee even though the 90 miles of the K&A is disconnected from the rest of the CRT system by the Thames, Bristol Harbour and the Severn incurring additional fees. EA insist on me purchasing a two day licence from Reading to Oxford when I can easily transit in a day. Officially, I am restricted by Thames regulations to only two day permits per annum.

 

 

 

Alan

When you travel from Reading to Oxford you purchase a one day license. The license starts from twelve o'clock (midnight) on the day you purchase it, as you can't buy it at that time you actually get all of the time from when you purchase the license until midnight effectively free, then you have until midnight the next day to complete the journey. So one day license covers 24 hours plus the time from when you purchase it until midnight the same day.

As for a transit in one day, that would be one very long day.

 

Ken

[Laurence Hogg]

Just a reminder the idea of this thread is to vote in the poll at the top of page one to gauge opinion, thank you.

[valrene9600]

I would vote for remain as it is, however it isn't giving that option. The formatting is a bit wrong.

I can see that option.

I would vote for remain as it is, however it isn't giving that option. The formatting is a bit wrong.

I can see that option. Unless list of choices have changed since I started reading.

[The Toad in the Hole]

I can see that option.

 

I can see that option. Unless list of choices have changed since I started reading.

They have! There was an initial formatting error, which has been fixed now

[valrene9600]

They have! There was an initial formatting error, which has been fixed now

Confusing but thanks can now read through with that info.

[b0atman]

remove / prune some of the top management levels and make area management walk around with their eyes open .Maybe even reduce number of areas.

[Laurence Hogg]

Please vote in the poll.

[NilesMI]

I voted for "no change".

 

I could have been tempted to vote to remain with CRT, but that it be restructured in some way, but I'd need to be clear on what the restructured CRT would look like.

[GreyLady]

After a few days of thinking about voting i decided to opt for 'No Change', maybe i am not qualified to vote some might say and i would agree to a point but their will always be issues and disagreament's from boater's/towpath user's against who ever is operating / maintaining the canal & river network.

 

As a new person to the Canal's i hope they dont end up having houses built on them or revert back to the sorry state they were a few dacade's ago.

 

Be carefull for what you wish for because it may end up a lot worse than it is now. (maybe)

 

After all no one can predict new legislation or the future cost of boating.

Edited September 10, 2015 by grumpy146

[MtB]

Please vote in the poll.

 

 

I can't vote. Not enough information.

 

On the face of it, I can't imagine any of the options listed being much different from what we have now. Whatever the name on the sign on the headquarters, it will be the same managers running the show.