Advice about CRT licence, please.

[Tom Morgan]

A first timer question. I bought my boat on 8th October and got a 3-month CRT licence starting October 1st.  This licence is about to expire.

 

My boat's kept in one of those marinas which doesn't require the boat to have a CRT licence when it's in the marina, (something I learned about here) so I plan to not licence the boat for January, February and March and won't be taking the boat out during those months as I'll be working on it.

 

Do I simply not renew my current licence and buy another in April?  Or do I have to tell CRT that I won't be re-licencing - rather like SORNing a motorcycle? 

 

I'd be grateful for any advice.

 

 

 

 

Edited December 18, 2018 by Tom Morgan

[alan_fincher]

Log in to your personal CRT boat licensing pages.

You will find there is an option under "My boats" to "Declare boat off water".

[Tom Morgan]

Wow! Thanks, Alan. You provided the solution in 6 minutes.  I've just visited the CRT site and declared Off Water as you suggested.  Thanks very much - Tom

[croftie]

Yes you have done the right thing, If you had not they MAY have penalised you for late/none renewal or/and not allowed early discount when you came to re licence an April.

 

[Tom Morgan]

Thanks, Croftie - that's definitely worth knowing, too.

 

[croftie]

Just a followup on licensing that may be of interest.

I licensed mine (rivers only) on 30th April for 1st May for 12 months

Cancelled license 30th October and got a refund. This then actually worked out cheaper by £10 than if I had taken out a 6 month license to cover the same period.