NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BOAT OWNERSOpen letter to CRT about Continuously Cruising Enforcement Communications
NABO today has written an open letter to Ian Rogers CRT's Head of Customer Services. This is in response to CRTs letter to boaters with boats with out a home mooring (CCers). CRT's policy statement can be found here: The text of CRT's letter to all CCers can be found here. If you are affected […]
Boaters without a Home Mooring: How far is far enough?
CRT have just released the following statement: Following our recent communication, a number of boaters have asked for clarification of the legal requirement to cruise throughout the period of their licence and, in particular, what is the minimum distance that should be covered in order to comply with the Trust’s Guidance for Boaters without a […]
Report on CRT Water Resources Strategy Consultation
Delivering a long term security of water supply to the waterway network will help the Canal & River Trust achieve its vision of living waterways that transform places and enrich lives. To enable this, CRT are developing a Water Resources Strategy to allow them to plan successfully for the future.
Comments from a Continuous Cruiser
Dear NABO Council, Thank you for sending me your informative bulletins and the always excellent NABO News. Rarely do I comment on boating matters, but I do believe it is essential for all boaters to be members of NABO, particularly now that CRT are becoming more aggressive regarding cruising distances, especially with regard to boaters […]
Report on the CRT National Users Forum: Wednesday 25th February 2105
Held at The Bond in Birmingham, this 6-monthly meeting was well attended by representatives of 21 boating and canal-related organisations.
The continuing continuous cruising enforcement saga
CRT announced today that it will be taking action on the substantial number of boaters whose licences have been granted under the condition that, as they don’t have a home mooring, they will continuously cruise and are therefore required to be “bona fide navigating” and also not to remain in any one “place” for more […]
NABO’S comments on proposed changes to CRT’S Licence Terms and Conditions
NABO’s Council believes that these proposals seem to adopt an unnecessarily aggressive tone; not the way in which you might expect an organisation to welcome new and retain existing customers.
Changes by CRT to Terms & Conditions of Private Boat Licences
We have been advised that CRT have been working on changes to the Terms & Conditions (T&C’s) of private boat licences. According to CRT these changes are being made to bring the T&C’s up to date and to clear up any ambiguities. ( See:files/8375-table-of-changes-to-boat-licence-terms-and-conditions-jan-2015.pdf ). We are alarmed by the seemingly large number of changes […]
Notes of Boating Organisations Meeting with CRT: 19 Jan 2015
These are the notes from the meeting held in Milton Keynes on the 19th January 2015 between representatives of the National Boating Associations and CRT.
Questions to CRT following Mayers Case
NABO has asked CRT to respond to the following questions raised by our legal representative as a result of the recent judgement in the case of CRT v Mayers. We question for example how can CRT enforce, its "no return" rule in the light of this. We believe the questions we pose below should be […]
