Killamarshians

Totally with you. That is what the broads should be for.

Why would you try to escape from something that you have no reason to fear. Just trying to think of an alternative solution to parking meters. Your point is understood and agreed with though. We also like the relaxed atmosphere of the broads and all this kind of talk is against what the broads stand for, at least in our book.

Hi Everyone, we are not boat owners but we do hire boats and have been enthusiastic visitors to the broads since 1960. It is obvious from reading various posts that owning a boat is becoming very expensive and indeed hiring a boat isn't cheap either. As hirers we would be shocked to find parking meters on the bank sides when we visit although having to pay to moor at organised sites is only to be expected. We wouldn't mind having to pay a fee to our boat yard for mooring at a fixed amount per night just like we have to pay to park on their land. This in turn would have to be paid to the relevant authority just like they have to pay VAT to HMRC. The authorities could put camera's at strategic points on the rivers similar to number plate recognition cameras on the roads to verify that the boats are actually being used on the river when the boat yards say they are. Private boats could be charged per night when they leave their regular "paid for" mooring until they return. I guess most of them moor in boatyards where cameras could also be used. If mooring places are privately owned it should be up to the owners to collect the fees as they always have done. It is worrying to think that hirers (not knowing any better) would rather moor at wild moorings that are dangerous and do damage to the boat and worse still the bankside and surrounding flora and fauna than pay to moor at a parking meter.