It seems that if you have an amount that you dispute on your account (even if it is a BW error not relating to your license) they will hold back any license renewal WITHOUT TELLING YOU.
http://www.willgraham.net/2012/04/i-now-know-why-people-get-so-annoyed.html
As some of you have been asking about the increased trade licence, we have contacted BW for clarification on this and have received the following;
‘In the December 2010 consultation document about the switch to Operator Agreements for all sectors it was made clear that Operator Fees would increase by CPI each year.
The feedback from the roving traders did not express any great concern about this.
The revised proposals that I put to the roving traders dealt with the meat of the agreement, rather than the small detail and so the increase may not have been specifically included (I’m sorry, I am working remotely and cannot check my archive files while travelling). I am sure that you will all agree that an annual increase is a standard part of most agreements. The fees agreed in 2011 have been increased only by CPI which is exactly what we always said we were going to do.
CPI is the Consumer Prices Index and excludes housing costs. RPI is Retail Prices Index and includes housing costs. In general, RPI is higher than CPI. I believe that last year, this was in fact not the case as interest rates were so very low and the VAT increase hit the items included in CPI quite hard. The view from accountants is that CPI will be lower and will represent better value for all our boating customers.
I do hope this answers concerns.’
Oh dear, let’s hope they don’t start clamping over-stayers!
http://kanda.boatingcommunity.org.uk/wordpress/bw-contracts-out-enforcement-to-parking-company/
Please read carefully so there is no misinterpretation of what is being said by BW
We have moved the site onto another server – hopefully the site will be a little quicker and will cope with sudden rushes of traffic.
Hi all,
Will (I didn’t want to be famous!) recently done a Twenty Question feature for the Canal Boat Magazine as part of the RCTA.
I have attached it as pdf from the online version so that you can take a peek (Click on the rcta link below)
Michelle
We would like to welcome and introduce the Borders Cheese Carrying Company who will be selling the same delicious cheeses and chutneys that CB2 sold, and will be covering the same area as them.
Mike and Geraldine know and more than approve so don’t worry 
We wish them all the success and hope that trading is good for them.
You can contact them through the website on www.theborderscheesecarryingcompany.co.uk, (they are presently doing some tweaks to the website which will be completed very soon)
Michelle
Well the CaRT elected candidates have been announced and although neither of our members got elected we want to thank them for their hard work in the run up to the election.
We would also like to congratulate Nigel Stevens of Shire Cruisers and Anthony Matts of Foxton Boats on their success at being elected the seats for the Boating Business section, and we wish them well.
Elected representatives:
Boating Business
Nigel Stevens
Anthony Matts
Private Boating
Clive Henderson
Ivor Henry Caplan
Keith Vaughan Welch
Ann Farrell
We have been notified by Martin that he and Cari of the Jewellery Boat (Pagan Dream) are leaving the canals.
They will still be selling their gorgeous hand crafted silver jewellery and can be contacted through their website as usual.
We don’t usually do sale adverts but under the circumstances If anyone know someone that is looking to purchase a 55ft narrowboat please contact Martin on martinandcari@pagandream.com
We wish them all the look for the future and hope to see them around soon.
If people have not received the ballot pack they expected, please email your name, address, boat and customer numbers to Adrian (Adrian.Wilkins@
Many thanks