NABO responds to the CRT consultation on licence terms
NABO has now responded to the consultation by Canal and River Trust on private boat licence terms and conditions. The consultation closes on 20 December. If you have not done so please complete your personal return. Details are in the last boaters update, or on this link. You can read the main NABO response here. […]
London mooring survey
CRT is asking waterway users for ideas on how to address perceived problems caused by large numbers of boats moored on some of London’s waterways, particularly the Paddington Arm, Regent’s Canal, Hertford Union Canal, Limehouse Cut and the Lee Navigation. Since October, it has been holding Zoom virtual consultation meetings to hear ideas and answer questions. The remaining meetings are to […]
Boating during lockdown
At our last Council meeting, I was asked to give some guidance to boaters on the present virus situation, in which, at the time of writing, England is in lockdown. Previously, there have been different levels, depending on your area, with England having a Tier 1, 2 or 3 level of precaution and Wales in […]
NABO writes to MPs in the APPGW
NABO has written to the MPs who are members of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Waterways about the licence terms and conditions. We have also sent out a press release to Towpath Talk, Waterways World, Canal Boat and Narrow Boat World. The latter have just published a pro NABO comment encoring readers to invest […]
Update on the CRT ‘terms’ consultation
This is one of those NABO moments when our long-term knowledge, experience and memory pay back. Like no other inland boating organisation, we just love the small print and legalities. We do this so that boaters are represented with a balanced and informed view. We do not do this to find loops holes in the […]
HM Treasury consultation on white vs red diesel
The consultation on the proposed imposition of white diesel for propulsion on waterways closes on the 1st October. NABO has now responded and the document is here. Needless to say we have objected to everything they propose, which we see as flawed at every turn. It is the same message we have been giving for […]
PR Spin and the reality
Mark Tizard asks if it’s now the time for CRT to stop the constant PR spin and admit that they are beginning to lose the maintenance battle. When navigation restarted in July, I thought we’d need to take account of potential water shortages when planning our cruising routes. Little did we realise that infrastructure failures […]
Fuel for solid-fuel stoves
DEFRA has published its intentions over solid fuels, coal and wood, which are proposed to become the Air Quality (Domestic Solid Fuels Standards) (England) Regulations 2020, coming into force on 1st May 2021. The legislation will need to be debated in both Houses of Parliament before it comes into force, but the dates for these debates […]
CRT winter moorings
Moorings will be available to purchase for one, two, three or four months from 1st November 2020 until 28th February 2021. Permits will go on sale from 1st October on a first-come, first-served basis. There are seven price bands, based on several factors including; The pricing of nearby moorings; The location of the mooring site; The […]
APPGW meeting
A meeting of the APPWG was held on 14th May using the Zoom videoconferencing facility. NABO attended as observers – the norm for such meetings. This well-attended meeting was chaired by the APPWG’s Chairman, Michael Fabricant, and very appropriately focused on the need for dedicated financial support for waterways businesses. The lead speaker was Paul […]