Bound2Please Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 16 hours ago, SPEEDTRIPLE said: in all honesty Matt, I think it's a lot more than that. As I said, we're using a lot less electric, but paying double for it. It's almost 3 - 4 times the price, or so it seems. Maybe it's time for the BA to be made publically accountable?. There is a simple way to stop paying double for it........................................................................................ Don't plug in then the cost is zero Charlie 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExUserGone Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 Quote Apparently folk have been known to try and drive off, still plugged in, rather than lose their ten pence! Been there-done that, it was in a marina though so not over 10p, shore power leads are far quicker than most boats as mine overtook me at a hell of a speed! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MauriceMynah Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 That doesn't work Charlie, I didn't plug in at Wayford bridge and still paid double. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking23 Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 2 hours ago, Hylander said: How do you cook then if you use no gas? We eat in 5* Michelin restaurants of course. Plenty of them on the Thames as it happens lol. We wish, no, we are day boating at the moment, take the Grandson and a picnic with us. We do have a two burner cooker, with grill and oven, but not been used since November lol I have tested the flame colour and checked it over, so it is ready lol. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT Please return your used cards so they can be recharged! http://www.broads-authority.gov.uk/news-and-publications/news/new-electric-boat-charging-pillars-and-cards 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bound2Please Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 "New electric boat charging pillars and cards" So they are meant to be for the charging of electric propelled boats not for heating kettles etc! Charlie 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnks34 Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 53 minutes ago, Matt said: PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT Please return your used cards so they can be recharged! http://www.broads-authority.gov.uk/news-and-publications/news/new-electric-boat-charging-pillars-and-cards Releasing a statement before hand like this would have saved much speculation and confusion. Im still not convinced this is a suitable application for re chargeable technology. Its not much use to the end user as you only put £1 on at a time and therefore can only recharge 1 card £1 at a time. The disposible paper cards were more suited to being used for £1 at a time and I imagine the cost of them was miniscule compared with the plastic ones. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kfurbank Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 So this begs all kinds of questions. Since they are going to be reusing the cards are they now going to go round to all the posts and change the unit charge again. The current charge wrongly allowed the BA to reclaim the cost of the card by increasing the unit charge. If the cards are being returned and recharged they would be compounding this error by charging you each time you use the same card. Will they be refunding each person 22.5p if they return a card, but don't want it recharged or a replacement? How will they refund those people ripped of at the higher price if they now lower the price per unit? A total cock up from start to finish by a very inept authority. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SueH Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 2 hours ago, Matt said: PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT Please return your used cards so they can be recharged! http://www.broads-authority.gov.uk/news-and-publications/news/new-electric-boat-charging-pillars-and-cards Good job I haven't been binning our used ones from this trip! SueH 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZimbiIV Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 That's a pity, I had plans to use them as glue/filler spreaders when making model boats! paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZimbiIV Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 That's a pity, I had plans to use them as glue/filler spreaders when making model boats! paul 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islander Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 So what encouragement are we getting to save and pass on the used cards or have them 'recharged' at the office. New or old are going to cost the same aren't they. The statement from the BA smells of them being found in the wrong and now trying to save money from a cock up due to lack of research. Colin 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 2 hours ago, Islander said: So what encouragement are we getting to save and pass on the used cards or have them 'recharged' at the office. New or old are going to cost the same aren't they. The statement from the BA smells of them being found in the wrong and now trying to save money from a cock up due to lack of research. Colin I could not agree more , if the man in the street knows the rules then a government quango should its not that difficult really , the lack of research and knowledge is really very worried considering they are playing with tax payer's money , but hey ho business as usual I guess . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
addicted Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 Received our electric cards from BA with apologies for them coming a day later than expected. All we need now is some weather good enough to tempt us out of the marina to use them! Carole 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnks34 Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 I also recieved 5 cards through the post today! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islander Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 Having just used Whitlingham moorings electric posts so far ok. Arrived to find 65p credit on no:1 post, added another £1 card to meter and display went up to £1.65p. No problem. Added extra so SWMBO can keep warm as she has arthritis. Returned 24hrs ish later having had a great day out with the family, too find loads of room, so moored up to find, posts reading zero , promptly waved a new card across meter to get 99p, added another just in case too £1.99p. We left today, having waited for the tide until 11:30 to get under Thorpe bridge, having left over a £1.00 on the meter. I think this is a small price to pay for mains power hookup for free mooring. We had a wonderful weekend with grandchildren from Hampshire that we only see once or twice a year. Priceless. Colin p.s. Just to say when we left there was enough room to moor 3 or 4 boats unlike Bramerton where there were several moored 2 deep. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnks34 Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 What you mean you didnt have your fan heater/hair dryer/vacuum cleaner on full blast just to make sure you didnt leave any credit on the meter?! Islander you have restored my faith in people. (only for today mind dont get overexcited!!) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 14 hours ago, dnks34 said: What you mean you didnt have your fan heater/hair dryer/vacuum cleaner on full blast just to make sure you didnt leave any credit on the meter?! Islander you have restored my faith in people. (only for today mind dont get overexcited!!) If i had known I could have popped over and given the boat a quick once over with the Dyson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking23 Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 Well being on the boat at the moment, yesterday I found my stash of electric cards, a total of 5 unused, now, how many extension leads placed end to end will it take to reach our boat in Oxford on the Thames lol...? Well could ths be my £5 incentive to consider hiring a boat on the Broads soon? Well we have managed one night on board, wouldn't take much effort to take that extra step. Richard 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islander Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 Hi Dnks34, I'm sure I made someone's day when they found it. Probably one of the last boats to leave Jenners on the 1st. Having now used these new meters the top 2 are ok but the bottom one means getting on your knees to read the meter, not something you want to be doing in the wet. Secondly, you do not need to place your electric card absolutely flat against the meter. Holding the right hand end of the card and touching the other end on the meter sensing area brought the green successful easily on without any danger of loosing the card in the meter post. All in all, we had a great weekend with the family and a positive result with the electric posts. Colin 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 On 28/04/2017 at 5:28 PM, kfurbank said: So this begs all kinds of questions. Since they are going to be reusing the cards are they now going to go round to all the posts and change the unit charge again. The current charge wrongly allowed the BA to reclaim the cost of the card by increasing the unit charge. If the cards are being returned and recharged they would be compounding this error by charging you each time you use the same card. Will they be refunding each person 22.5p if they return a card, but don't want it recharged or a replacement? How will they refund those people ripped of at the higher price if they now lower the price per unit? A total cock up from start to finish by a very inept authority. Good news the rate per unit is now set at 15.37p , not sure if all posts have been altered but those at whitlingham have , sadly no statement from BA as to this though , still those that believed the charging for cards was wrong have been proven correct as far as including it in the unit cost . Problem now is all this extra work resetting posts etc will be charged no doubt to toll payer's . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 Recycling now in place!Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hylander Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 On 4/28/2017 at 4:31 PM, dnks34 said: Releasing a statement before hand like this would have saved much speculation and confusion. Im still not convinced this is a suitable application for re chargeable technology. Its not much use to the end user as you only put £1 on at a time and therefore can only recharge 1 card £1 at a time. The disposible paper cards were more suited to being used for £1 at a time and I imagine the cost of them was miniscule compared with the plastic ones. According to the guy at Yarmouth YS , the old card was about 10p and the new about 25p to produce. I handed him all of our old cards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 18 minutes ago, Matt said: Recycling now in place! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Yea whitlingham has had them installed too , not a bad idea really if a little flimsy . Regarding whitlingham and electric Do Not use the 32 amp socket on the post nearest to the railway bridges at Thorpe it is faulty and has been for months , its been reported by myself and I believe others since back in April ( I guess I'll have to report it again tomorrow ) used some poor boater's 2 cards in under 2 hrs ! N yet nothing was switched on on the boat , it also goes into debit which shouldn't happen currently -29p but has been to - 43p in the past . That aside I haven't seen any of the new cards discarded on the ground unlike the old ones that were left lying around sometimes , all that is needed now is the other modifications that BA's JP outlined that were going to happen and everything is back to normal . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking23 Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 6 minutes ago, Ricardo said: Yea whitlingham has had them installed too , not a bad idea really if a little flimsy . Regarding whitlingham and electric Do Not use the 32 amp socket on the post nearest to the railway bridges at Thorpe it is faulty and has been for months , its been reported by myself and I believe others since back in April ( I guess I'll have to report it again tomorrow ) used some poor boater's 2 cards in under 2 hrs ! N yet nothing was switched on on the boat , it also goes into debit which shouldn't happen currently -29p but has been to - 43p in the past . That aside I haven't seen any of the new cards discarded on the ground unlike the old ones that were left lying around sometimes , all that is needed now is the other modifications that BA's JP outlined that were going to happen and everything is back to normal . Someone mentioned 32 Amp socket outlets, so I will mention again, if you use an adaptor 32 Amp plug to 16 Amp socket, that it MUST be fitted with either a 15 or 16 amp fuse ( or lower). Otherwise it is illegal. You are plugging in equipment rated at 16 amps, plug, socket, cable into a system that can supply 32 amps or more. A potential overload hazzard. Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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